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Vipera ursinii (meadow viper)

Synonyms: Acridophaga uralensis; Pelias ursinii (homotypic); Vipera berus rakosiensis; Vipera macrops; Vipera ursinii wettsteini

Wikipedia Abstract

Vipera ursinii is a venomous viper and a very widespread species, found from southeastern France all the way to China (Xinjiang). No subspecies are currently recognized.
View Wikipedia Record: Vipera ursinii

Infraspecies

Vipera ursinii macrops
Vipera ursinii moldavica (Renard's meadow viper)
Vipera ursinii rakosiensis (Renard's meadow viper)
Vipera ursinii ursinii (Renard's meadow viper)

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Vipera ursinii

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  181 grams
Litter Size [1]  10
Maximum Longevity [1]  19 years

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0