| Vipera aspis hugyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Vipera |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | V. a. hugyi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Vipera aspis hugyi Schinz, 1833 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Vipera aspis hugyi is a venomous viper subspecies [4] endemic to southern Italy. [5]
Usually, it is marked with a fused zigzag stripe and has a distinctly raised snout. Specimens from Montecristo Island, sometimes referred to as V. a. montecristi, are similar, but with a reduced tendency for the dorsal markings to fuse. [6]
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.
It is found in Italy in Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily and Montecristo Island. [5]
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