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Species
VulnerableLataste's Viper
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyViperidae
Observations922
Observations recorded5,138
Maximum longevity: 9.7 years (captivity)
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 27
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Viperidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MVZ, CM, ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM: ROM, MNHN, KU
- Recorded in
- Portugal, Spain, Algeria, Maroc, Espagne, AlgéRie, Sans Origine
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Vulnerable
- taxon name
- Vipera latastei
- Commons category
- Vipera latastei
- Commons gallery
- Vipera latastei
- taxon common name
- víbora focicuda
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Encyclopedic overview
Vipera latastei, also known commonly as Lataste's viper, the snub-nosed viper, and the snub-nosed adder, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. The species is native to the Iberian Peninsula and northwestern Maghreb. Three extant subspecies and one extinct subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vipera latastei” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.