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| - This paper formally names a new species of viper from Croatia, Europe as Pelias cathrynmatteoae sp. nov..This range-restricted taxon has been known as distinct for some years. It is most closely related to Pelias ursinii Bonaparte, 1835, a species placed by most publishing authors in the genus ViperaLaurenti, 1769, or alternatively the nominate taxon best known as Vipera ursinii rakosiensis Mehely, 1893, herein treated as a full species, that being the next most closely related species.The putative taxa Vipera ursinii macrops Mehely, 1911 and Vipera ursinii moldavica Nilson, Andren and Joger, 1993 are treated herein as subspecies of Vipera rakosiensis based on their limited divergence from that taxon, but all are also included herein in the genus Pelias Merrem 1820.P. cathrynmatteoae sp. nov. as formally named herein has also at times been confused with putative P. ursinii macrops Mehely, 1911.P. cathrynmatteoae sp. nov. (type locality Velebit, Croatia) is split into two subspecies with P. cathrynmatteoae kapelaensis subsp. nov. occurring in the Kapela Range (part of the northern Dinaric Alps).A subspecies of P. ursinii from far south-eastern France, east of the Durance River is also formally named for the first time as P. ursinii alpesdehautensis subsp. nov.. It is a distinctly different subspecies to the previously named P. ursinii wettsteini Knoepffler and Sochurek, 1955, with a type locality of den Montagne de Lure, Bases Alpes, south-east France and occurring west of the Durance River.The southern population of P. graeca (Nilson and Andren, 1988) is formally named as the subspecies P. graeca vardousiaensis subsp. nov..With limited distributions, combined with a strong interest in vipers among herpetologists, it would make sense for viable captive populations of the relevant taxa to be established to protect against unforseen calamity or event that may exterminate those in the wild.
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| - This paper formally names a new species of viper from Croatia, Europe as Pelias cathrynmatteoae sp. nov..This range-restricted taxon has been known as distinct for some years. It is most closely related to Pelias ursinii Bonaparte, 1835, a species placed by most publishing authors in the genus ViperaLaurenti, 1769, or alternatively the nominate taxon best known as Vipera ursinii rakosiensis Mehely, 1893, herein treated as a full species, that being the next most closely related species.The putative taxa Vipera ursinii macrops Mehely, 1911 and Vipera ursinii moldavica Nilson, Andren and Joger, 1993 are treated herein as subspecies of Vipera rakosiensis based on their limited divergence from that taxon, but all are also included herein in the genus Pelias Merrem 1820.P. cathrynmatteoae sp. nov. as formally named herein has also at times been confused with putative P. ursinii macrops Mehely, 1911.P. cathrynmatteoae sp. nov. (type locality Velebit, Croatia) is split into two subspecies with P. cathrynmatteoae kapelaensis subsp. nov. occurring in the Kapela Range (part of the northern Dinaric Alps).A subspecies of P. ursinii from far south-eastern France, east of the Durance River is also formally named for the first time as P. ursinii alpesdehautensis subsp. nov.. It is a distinctly different subspecies to the previously named P. ursinii wettsteini Knoepffler and Sochurek, 1955, with a type locality of den Montagne de Lure, Bases Alpes, south-east France and occurring west of the Durance River.The southern population of P. graeca (Nilson and Andren, 1988) is formally named as the subspecies P. graeca vardousiaensis subsp. nov..With limited distributions, combined with a strong interest in vipers among herpetologists, it would make sense for viable captive populations of the relevant taxa to be established to protect against unforseen calamity or event that may exterminate those in the wild.
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| - Hoser, R. T. 2023. A new Viper species from Croatia (Reptilia: Squamata: Serpentes: Viperidae: Pelias). <em>Australian Journal of Herpetology</em>, 61: 5-18.
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