Name

Vipera latastei

Lataste's viper, snub-nosed viper

Framing

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Squamata

Suborder: Serpentes

Family: Viperidae

Genus: Vipera

Species: latastei

Habitat

Very diverse, from sandy dunes to stony mountain areas, and with a wide altitudinal range.

Feeding

Predator

Distribution

Iberian Peninsula (except the northern fringe) and the northern fringe of North Africa

Conservation status

Near Threatened (NT), with some populations in decline

Additional information

Very thick body and head very broad at the back. End of the muzzle visibly raised and recurved, forming the prominence from which the common name of the species is derived. Typical grey or brownish colour with two oblique lines on the head and a dorsal stripe with a zigzag pattern or a succession of rhomboidal spots. Numerous scales on the head.