Vipera aspis atra
# Vipera aspis atra

    Common names: black asp, black viper.

Vipera aspis atra is a venomous viper subspecies endemic to France, Switzerland and Italy.

## Geographic range

It is found in western Switzerland, northwestern Italy, Spain, and southeastern France. Mallow et al. (2003) describe the range only as "portions of Switzerland".

## Conservation status

This subspecies is classified as Vulnerable (VU) according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).

## Taxonomy

A recent study by Ursenbacher et al. (2006) suggests that V. a. atra may not be a valid subspecies.

