Macrovipera schweizeri
Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Viperoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Macrovipera
Species: Macrovipera schweizeri
Name
- Macrovipera schweizeri (Werner, 1935)
Lectotype: MCZ 37008, ♀, collected by H. Schweizer in July 1932. [designated by Mertens (1951: 208)]
Type locality: “Insel Milos”, Greece.
Combinations
- Vipera lebetina schweizeri Werner, 1935: 117 [original combination, as subspecies]
- Vipera schweizeri — Nilson & Andrén, 1988: 371 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]
- Macrovipera schweizeri — Herrmann, Joger & Nilson, 1992: 388 [subsequent combination]
References
Primary references
- Werner, F. 1935. Reptilien der Ägäischen Inseln. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 144: 81–117.
Links
- Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Macrovipera schweizeri. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 July 2019.
- Böhme, W., Lymberakis, P. & Andrén, C. 2009. IUCN: Macrovipera schweizeri (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T12654A3369754. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T12654A3369754.en
Vernacular names
English: Milos Viper