Vipera berus bosniensis, the Balkan cross adder[2] or Bosnian viper,[3] is a venomous subspecies of viper[4] endemic to the Balkan Peninsula.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Vipera |
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| Subspecies: | V. b. bosniensis
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| Trinomial name | |
| Vipera berus bosniensis Boettger, 1889
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Geographic range edit
It is only found within the Balkan Peninsula, particularly the Herzegovina region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, hence its common name.[5]
Taxonomy edit
McDiarmid et al. (1999) follow Golay et al. (1993) and recognize V. b. bosniensis as a subspecies of V. berus.[1] However, it has been considered a full species in recent literature.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ Steward, J. W. (1971). The snakes of Europe ([1st American ed.] ed.). Rutherford [N.J.]: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. ISBN 0-8386-1023-4. OCLC 222186.
- ^ Mehrtens, John M. (1987). Living snakes of the world in color. New York: Sterling Pub. Co. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X. OCLC 15521062.
- ^ "Vipera berus bosniensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 August 2006.
- ^ a b c Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
Further reading edit
- Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy CJ, Rage J-C, Schätti B, Toriba M. 1993. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World. A Checklist. Geneva: Azemiops. 478 pp.
External links edit
- Vipera berus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 November 2007.