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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]
The asp (Leuciscus aspius) is a European freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae family. It is sometimes considered by taxonomic authorities to be one of two members of the genus Aspius . It is protected under Appendix III of the Bern Convention and listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List .
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.
Megalopyge opercularis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae.It has numerous common names, including southern flannel moth for its adult form, and puss caterpillar, asp, Italian asp, fire caterpillar, woolly slug, opossum bug, [3] puss moth, tree asp, or asp caterpillar.
Venue for the capture of the 58 kg European record Huchen (Hucho hucho) in 1938 This list is of the heaviest European freshwater fish caught using the traditional angling method of rod and line. The criteria for inclusion on this list is that the species, weight, date and venue have been published by a recognized publisher with a genuine ...
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Vipera ammodytes, commonly known as horned viper, long-nosed viper, nose-horned viper, and sand viper, [3] [4] is a species of viper found in southern Europe, mainly northern Italy, the Balkans, and parts of Asia Minor. Like all other vipers, it is venomous.