Vipera aspis atra
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Vipera aspis atra

Vipera aspis atra is a venomous viper subspecies endemic to France, Switzerland and Italy.

Distribution

Geography

It is found in western Switzerland, northwestern Italy, Spain, and southeastern France. Mallow et al. (2003) describe the range only as "portions of Switzerland".

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This subspecies is classified as Vulnerable (VU) according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).

References

1. Vipera aspis atra Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipera_aspis_atra

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