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Vipera seoanei cantabrica

Scientific classification
| Kingdom:  | Animalia

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Phylum:  | Chordata

Subphylum:  | Vertebrata

Class:  | Reptilia

Order:  | Squamata

Suborder:  | Serpentes

Family:  | Viperidae

Subfamily:  | Viperinae

Genus:  | Vipera

Species:  | V. seoanei

Subspecies:  | V. a. cantabrica

Trinomial name
Vipera seoanei cantabrica
Braña & Bas, 1983
Synonyms

* Vipera seoanei cantabrica \- Braña & Bas, 1983[1]

Common names: (none).

Vipera seoanei cantabrica is a venomous viper subspecies[2] found in the south central parts of the Cantabrian Mountains in Spain.[3]

## Description[edit]

This subspecies is described as the fourth (of four) main color-pattern types for V. seoanei \-- a highly polymorphic species. This one consists of a fragmented zigzag pattern that can appear as transverse bands along the back. This morph resembles a pattern seen in V. aspis.[3]

## Geographic range[edit]

Found in the south central parts of the Cantabrian Mountains in northern Spain.[3] The type locality given is "Faro, Caurel (Lugo)."[1]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
2. ↑ Vipera seoanei cantabrica (TSN 635262) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 3 July 2007.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.