Vipera ammodytes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sindaco, Roberto & Rossi, Roberta, 2020, Annotated checklist of the herpetofauna (Amphibia, Reptilia) of Lefkada Island (Ionian Islands, Greece), Natural History Sciences 7 (2), pp. 57-68 : 61

Vipera ammodytes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vipera ammodytes meridionalis Boulenger, 1903

The presence of the Nose Horned Viper in Lefkada is well known (Lehrs, 1912: 449; Broggi, 1994: 32; Schmid, 2019: 74, 77). We found two dead on road adults, one south of Fterno (19/5/2019) and the other one south of Marantochori (23/5/2019, Fig. 3D ). An additional record from near Apolpena (Apolpaina) (8/5/2011) is available on the web.

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Fig. 3 − Herpetofauna observed by the authors on Lefkada. / Erpetofauna osservata dagli autori a Lefkada.A. Ablepharus kitaibelii. B. Malpolon insignitus. C. Natrix natrix. D. Vipera ammodytes. E. Elaphe quatuorlineata.