Vipera latastei
Interest
Endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. Listed as Vulnerable by IUCN. One of the only three medically important venomous snakes of the Iberian Peninsula.
Distribution and origin of the sample
Distributed across the Iberian Peninsula with the exception of the northernmost parts. The sample originates from the Parc Natural dels Ports (Catalonia).
Principal investigator
Tomas Marques-Bonet. Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (IBE, CSIC-UPF).
Salvador Carranza. Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC/UPF).
Funding
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).
Links
https://www.ibe.upf-csic.es/es/entry/-/-/23103/adscripcion/tom%C3%A0s-marqu%C3%A8s
https://www.ibe.upf-csic.es/es/entry/-/-/62748/adscripcion/salvador-carranza
Photography
Eduardo Cáceres