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Vipera aspis is a viper species found in southwestern Europe.Its common names include asp, asp viper, [5] European asp, [6] and aspic viper, [7] among others.Like all other vipers, it is venomous.
European asp, Vipera aspis "Asp" is the modern anglicisation of the word "aspis", which in antiquity referred to any one of several venomous snake species found in the Nile region. [1] The specific epithet, aspis, is a Greek word that means "viper". [2] It is believed that aspis referred to what is now known as the Egyptian cobra. [3]
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The head is distinctly swollen behind the eyes and upper lips; in adults, this feature is clearly visible when viewed from above. [4]Regarding the color pattern, many examples of this subspecies have a white or cream-colored spot near the outer edge of each ventral scale; these spots are smaller in V. a. aspis (if at all present), but much more apparent in V. a. francisciredi.
Vipera aspis, Asp viper Vipera aspis aspis, European asp; Vipera aspis atra, Black asp; Vipera aspis francisciredi, Central Italian asp; Vipera aspis hugyi, Southern Italian asp; Vipera aspis zinnikeri, Gascony asp; Vipera barani, Baran's adder; Vipera berus, common viper, adder Vipera berus berus, Common European adder
The species is also known as the Southern Italian asp, [2] the South-Italian asp viper, [3] or Hugy's viper. [7] Previously, several other common names were used to describe a subspecies that is now part of the synonymy of this form, the Monte Cristo viper [2] or Monte Cristo asp viper [3] for Vipera aspis montecristi.
European adder, Vipera berus LC and: [n 1] Vipera walser [2] Seoane's viper, Vipera seoanei LC (Iberia) Asp viper, Vipera aspis LC (south-western Europe, Italy and Switzerland) Lataste's viper, Vipera latastei VU (Iberia) Nose-horned viper, Vipera ammodytes LC (south-eastern Europe, Hungary and Austria) Nikolsky's adder, Vipera nikolskii
European viper may refer to: Vipera berus , the common European adder, a venomous snake widespread in Europe and Asia Vipera aspis , the European asp, a venomous snake found in southwestern Europe