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| name = ''Macrovipera schweizeri'' | | name = ''Macrovipera schweizeri'' | ||
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| status_system = iucn3.1 | | status_system = iucn3.1 | ||
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| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]] | | classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]] | ||
| ordo = [[Squamata]] | | ordo = [[Squamata]] | ||
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]] | | subordo = [[Snake (animal)|Serpentes]] | ||
| familia = [[Viperidae]] | | familia = [[Viperidae]] | ||
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | | subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | ||
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| species = '''''M. schweizeri''''' | | species = '''''M. schweizeri''''' | ||
| binomial = ''Macrovipera schweizeri'' | | binomial = ''Macrovipera schweizeri'' | ||
| binomial_authority = (Werner, | | binomial_authority = (Werner, 1935) | ||
| synonyms = * [''Vipera lebetina''] ''schweizeri'' - Werner, 1935 | | synonyms = * [''Vipera lebetina''] ''schweizeri'' - Werner, 1935 | ||
* ''Vipera lebetina schweizeri'' - Mertens, 1951 | * ''Vipera lebetina schweizeri'' - Mertens, 1951 | ||
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* [[:Category:True vipers - Common names|True vipers - Common names]]. | * [[:Category:True vipers - Common names|True vipers - Common names]]. | ||
* [[:Category:True vipers - Synonymy|True vipers - Synonymy]]. | * [[:Category:True vipers - Synonymy|True vipers - Synonymy]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[Snake (animal)bite]]. | ||
==Cited references== | ==Cited references== | ||
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* [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/Macrovipera_schweizeri/ Cyclades blunt-nosed viper (''Macrovipera schweizeri'')] at [http://www.arkive.org/ ARKive]. Accessed 26 September 2006. | * [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/Macrovipera_schweizeri/ Cyclades blunt-nosed viper (''Macrovipera schweizeri'')] at [http://www.arkive.org/ ARKive]. Accessed 26 September 2006. | ||
* [http://www.herp.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/ViperLebet.htm ''Macrovipera schweizeri''] at [http://www.herp.it/ Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe]. Accessed 9 October 2006. | * [http://www.herp.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/ViperLebet.htm ''Macrovipera schweizeri''] at [http://www.herp.it/ Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe]. Accessed 9 October 2006.[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] | ||
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Common names: Milos viper.[2]
Macrovipera schweizeri is a venomous viper species found in Greece on the islands of the Cyclades Archipelago in the Aegean sea. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
Description
Grows to an average length of 50-70 cm, with a maximum of 98.5 cm.[2]
Geographic range
The Grecian islands of the Cyclades Archipelago in the Aegean Sea: Milos and the three smaller, adjacent islands of Siphnos, Kimolos and Polinos.[1][2] The type locality is given as "Insel Milos."[1]
Conservation status
This species is classified as Endangered (EN) according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species with the following criteria: B1ab(iii,v) (v2.3, 1994).[4] This indicates that the extent of its occurrence within its geographic range is estimated to be less than 5,000 km², that its populations are severely fragmented or known to exist at no more than five locations. Furthermore, a continuing decline is observed, inferred or projected in the area, extent and/or quality of habitat, as well as the number of mature individuals.[5]
So listed because its extent of occurrence is, in fact, not much greater than 100 km² -- it is known from only four small islands. There is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat, and it is experiencing a decline in the number of mature individuals due to persecution and over-collecting. Year assessed: 2005.[4]
It is also listed as strictly protected (Appendix II) under the Berne Convention.[6]
See also
- Macrovipera.
- List of viperine species and subspecies.
- True vipers - Common names.
- True vipers - Synonymy.
- Snake (animal)bite.
Cited references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.
- ↑ Macrovipera schweizeri (TSN 634979). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 9 August 2006.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Macrovipera schweizeri at IUCN Red List. Accessed 7 October 2006.
- ↑ 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3)IUCN Red List. Accessed 7 October 2006.
- ↑ Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Appendix II at Council of Europe. Accessed 9 October 2006.
External links
- Species Macrovipera schweizeri at the Species2000 Database
- Cyclades blunt-nosed viper (Macrovipera schweizeri) at ARKive. Accessed 26 September 2006.
- Macrovipera schweizeri at Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe. Accessed 9 October 2006.