Viperidae Viperinae Vipera ammodytes Vipera berus
Vipera aspis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Asp Viper

V. aspis (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult, Castel di Guido (Roma), Italy
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)

V. aspis (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult, Rovereto (Trento), Italy
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)

V. aspis (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult, Rovereto (Trento), Italy
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)

V. aspis (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult, Rovereto (Trento), Italy
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)

V. aspis (© Giulio Colla)

Juvenile, Parco del Gran Paradiso, Italy, July 2003
(Photo by Giulio Colla, Galleria personale)

V. aspis (© Christine Gabioud)

Adult (male), Zinal, 1700 m, Switzerland
(Photo by Christine Gabioud)

V. aspis (© Christine Gabioud)

Adult (male), Zinal, 1700 m, Switzerland
(Photo by Christine Gabioud)

V. aspis (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)

V. aspis (© Nicola Nitti)

Adult, Gravina di Laterza (Taranto), Italy
(Photo by Nicola Nitti, Italy, nitti.nicola@libero.it)

V. aspis (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)

V. aspis (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult, Cocullo (L'Aquila), Italy
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)

V. aspis (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)

V. aspis (© Ilaria Pimpinelli)

Young, Vivaro Romano (Roma), Italy, April 2002
(Photo by Ilaria Pimpinelli)

V. aspis (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult, Cocullo (L'Aquila), Italy
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)

V. aspis (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult, Rovereto (Trento), Italy
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)

V. aspis (© Jan Van Der Voort)

Adult, Lac d'Orédon, dept. Hautes-Pyrénées, France, July 2004
(Photo by Jan Van Der Voort)

V. aspis (© Jan Van Der Voort)

Adult, Lac d'Orédon, dept. Hautes-Pyrénées, France, July 2004
(Photo by Jan Van Der Voort)

V. aspis (© Jan Van Der Voort)

Adult, Estany de Liat, Catalunya, Spain, July 2004
(Photo by Jan Van Der Voort)

V. aspis (© Diego Reggianti)

Adult, Pyrénées, June 27, 2005
(Photo by Diego Reggianti)

V. aspis (© Diego Reggianti)

Adult, Pyrénées, June 27, 2005
(Photo by Diego Reggianti)

V. aspis (© Diego Reggianti)

Adult, Pyrénées, June 27, 2005
(Photo by Diego Reggianti)

V. aspis (© Bert Blok)

Adult (female), Luzeret, departement Indre, France, August 1, 2005
(Photo by Bert Blok, Bedreigde flora in Nederland)


Distribution:
NE Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Slovenia?

Similar species:
Vipera ammodytes (Viperidae)
Vipera berus (Viperidae)

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