| Vipera berus sachalinensis | |
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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 |
| Species: | V. berus |
| Subspecies: | V. b. sachalinensis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Vipera berus sachalinensis Zarevskij, 1917 | |
| Synonyms | |
Vipera berus sachalinensis (Sakhalin Island adder a.k.a. Sakhalin adder) is a viper subspecies endemic to Asia. Like all other vipers, it is venomous.
Geographic range
It is found in the Russian Far East (Amur), China (Jilin), North Korea, and on Sakhalin Island.
According to Schwarz (1936), the type locality is "Sachalin" (= Sakhalin Island, Russia).
Taxonomy
McDiarmid et al. (1999) follow Golay et al. (1993) and recognize V. b. sachalinensis as a subspecies of V. berus. However, it has been considered a full species in recent literature.
References
- ^ 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).
- Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.
- Brown JH. 1973. Toxicology and Pharmacology of Venoms from Poisonous Snakes. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas. 184 pp. LCCCN 73-229. ISBN 0-398-02808-7.
- "Vipera berus sachalinensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 August 2006.
- ^ 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
- 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.
- Schwarz, Ernst. 1936. Untersuchungen über Systematik und Verbreitung der europäischen und mediterranen Otter. In: Die europäischen und mediterranen Ottern und ihre Gifte. Behringwerk-Mitteilungen 7: 159-362.
- Zarevskij, Sergei Fedorovich. 1917. . 21: 37. (in Russian).
External links
- Vipera berus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 November 2007.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Vipera berus sachalinensis | |