| Vipera berus bosniensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Vipera |
| Species: | V. berus |
| Subspecies: | V. b. bosniensis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Vipera berus bosniensis Boettger, 1889 | |
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List
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Vipera berus bosniensis, the Balkan cross adder or Bosnian viper, is a venomous subspecies of viper endemic to the Balkan Peninsula.
Geographic range
It is only found within the Balkan Peninsula, particularly the Herzegovina region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, hence its common name.
Taxonomy
McDiarmid et al. (1999) follow Golay et al. (1993) and recognize V. b. bosniensis as a subspecies of V. berus. However, it has been considered a full species in recent literature.
References
- ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- Steward, J. W. (1971). The snakes of Europe ( ed.). Rutherford : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. ISBN 0-8386-1023-4. OCLC 222186.
- Mehrtens, John M. (1987). Living snakes of the world in color. New York: Sterling Pub. Co. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X. OCLC 15521062.
- "Vipera berus bosniensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 August 2006.
- ^ Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
Further reading
- Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy CJ, Rage J-C, Schätti B, Toriba M. 1993. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World. A Checklist. Geneva: Azemiops. 478 pp.
External links
- Vipera berus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 November 2007.
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| Vipera berus bosniensis | |