Aspis Island [SEP] continent
Aspis Island
Aspis Island is a small, low-lying, ice-free island rising to , easternmost in the Dunbar group off the northwest coast of Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
The feature is named after the Aspis, a small musical dragon, often portrayed in medieval literature.
Location.
Aspis Island is centred at which is west by north of Gargoyle Bastion, north of Organpipe Point, northeast of Zavala Island and south-southwest of Williams Point (British mapping
Vipera aspis hugyi
Vipera aspis hugyi is a venomous viper subspecies endemic to southern Italy.
Description.
Usually, it is marked with a fused zigzag stripe and has a distinctly raised snout. Specimens from Montecristo Island, sometimes referred to as "V. a. montecristi", are similar, but with a reduced tendency for the dorsal markings to fuse.
Common names.
The species is also known as the Southern Italian asp, the South-Italian asp viper, or Hugy's viper. Previously, several other