Vipera (Vipera) ammodytes Linnaeus 1758 (sand viper)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Crotalidae
Alternative combinations: Coluber ammodytes, Vipera ammodytes
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Vipera (Vipera) according to Z. Szyndlar and G. A. Zerova 1992
See also Linnaeus 1758 and Mertens and Müller 1928
Sister taxa: Vipera (Vipera) aspis, Vipera (Vipera) meotica
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Hungary (2), Poland (3)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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