Vipera (Vipera) aspis Linnaeus 1758 (asp viper)
Reptilia - Squamata - Viperidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 319689
Alternative combinations: Coluber aspis, Vipera aspis
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Vipera (Vipera) according to Z. Szyndlar and G. A. Zerova 1992
Sister taxa: Vipera (Vipera) ammodytes, Vipera (Vipera) meotica
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore