HERPADEX
CS EN
Basic information
Vipera aspis
Asp Viper
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyViper
GenusVipers
- English name
- Asp Viper
- Alternative names
- Aspisviper, Vipera comune
- Synonyms
- Coluber aspis, Coluber charasii, Vipera aspis francisredi, Vipera aspis hugyi, Vipera aspis montecristi, Vipera atra, Vipera francisci redi, Vipera hugyi
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 850 mm
- SVL
- max 517 mm
- Body mass
- max 324.8 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~7 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 25 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral, Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 4–5 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–12 individuals
- Clutches per year
- min 1 × per year
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 5BJ7S · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19984 · dryad-v5