- Vipera monticola
Taxobox
name = "Vipera monticola"
status = NT
status_system = iucn3.1
trend = down
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
classis = Reptilia
ordo =Squamata
subordo = Serpentes
familia =Viperidae
subfamilia =Viperinae
genus = "Vipera "
species = "V. monticola"
binomial = "Vipera monticola"
binomial_authority = Saint-Girons, 1954
synonyms = * "Vipera latastei montana" - Saint-Girons, 1953
* "Vipera latastei monticola" - Saint-Girons, 1954
* "Vipera latasti monticola" - Klemmer, 1963
* "Vipera monticola" - Beerli, Billing & SchättiMcDiarmid 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).] :"Common names: Atlas mountain viper.Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.] ""Vipera monticola" is a venomous viperspecies endemic inMorocco . No subspecies are currently recognized.ITIS|ID=634996|taxon="Vipera monticola"|year=2006|date=18 August]Description
A very small species with a maximum length of less than 40 cm.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.] Spawls and Branch (1995) describe it as the smallest member of the
genus Vipera , reaching a length of only 345 mm.Geographic range
High Atlas Mountains,
Morocco . The type locality given is "Haut-Atlas, Massif du Toubkal, Maroc ... qu'entre 2.500 et 3.900 m" [Toubkal Massif, High Atlas Mountains, southwestern Morocco] .Conservation status
This species is classified as Near Threatened (NT) according to the
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).Redlist CC2001|date=2 September|year=2007]ee also
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List of viperine species and subspecies
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*Snakebite References
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