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Nicolò Borgianni

  • Biodiversity Journal, 11 (2): 615-618

    Nicolò Borgianni & Giovanni Paolino
    Melanism in Vipera aspis francisciredi (Laurenti, 1768) (Reptilia Serpentes) in the Lazio Region (Parco Naturale Regionale dei Monti Simbruini), Italy
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2020.11.2.615.618

    ABSTRACT
    With this note we report the presence of melanic individuals of Redi’s viper Vipera aspis francisciredi (Laurenti, 1768) (Reptilia Serpentes) in the Lazio region (Parco Naturale Regionale dei Monti Simbruini), Italy. Although the presence of melanic and melanistic individuals in the region is known, up to date, there are no official reports of this, in particular with regard to the territory of the Parco Naturale Regionale dei Monti Simbruini. The distribution on the national territory of melanic and melanistic individuals belonging to the subspecies Vipera aspis francisciredi is little known, therefore more in-depth studies on the distribution of the melanic phenotype in Italian populations would be of particular interest.