Vipera vulgaris Latreille in Sonnini & Latreille, 1801
Vipera ocellata Latreille in Sonnini & Latreille, 1801
Coluber Charasii — Shaw, 1802
[Vipera (Echidna)] Aspis — Merrem, 1820
C[hersea]. vulgaris — Fleming, 1822
Vipera aspis — Metaxa, 1823
Aspis ocellata — Fitzinger, 1826
[Pelias] Col[uber]. aspis — F. Boie, 1827
Berus Vulgaris — Gray, 1831
Vipera aspis var. ocellata — Bonaparte, 1834
Vipera aspis var. ocellata — Massalongo, 1853
V[ipera]. (Vipera) aspis — Jan, 1863
Vipera berus subspec. aspis — Camerano, 1888
Vipera aspis — Boulenger, 1896
Vipera aspis var. lineata Düringen, 1897
[Vipera aspis] var. Delalande Phisalix, 1902
Vipera aspis aspis — Mertens, 1925
Mesovipera aspis — A.F.T. Reuss, 1927
Mesovipera maculata A.F.T. Reuss, 1930 (nomen nudum)
Mesovipera maculata aspis — A.F.T. Reuss, 1930 (nomen nudum)
Vipera ammodytes aspis — Schwarz, 1936
Vipera aspis delalande — M. Phisalix, 1968
Vipera (Rhinaspis) aspis aspis — Obst, 1983
Vipera aspis — Golay et al., 1993
Vipera aspis is a viper species found in southwestern Europe.
Its common names include asp, asp viper,[5]European asp,[6] and aspic viper,[7] 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.[7] The specific epithet, aspis, is a Greek word that means "viper."[8] Five subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.[9]
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