Vipera aspis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the vipera aspis lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Vipera aspis
Group	Snakes
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Viperidae

Where does the vipera aspis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the vipera aspis in 3 countries and territories across Europe. In Italy it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

France
Spain
Italy (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the vipera aspis endangered?

The vipera aspis’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the vipera aspis?

The vipera aspis (Vipera aspis) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Viperidae, genus Vipera. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the vipera aspis

Vipera aspis is a viper species found in southwestern Europe.

Its common names include asp, asp viper, European asp, and aspic viper, among others. Like all other vipers, it is venomous. Bites from this species can be more severe than from the European adder, V. berus; not only can they be very painful, but approximately 4% of all untreated bites are fatal. The specific epithet, aspis, is a Greek word that means "viper." Five subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Vipera aspis (revision 1376295157), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q572447 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).