Didn't know whether to put this post here or in ID requests but considering it's quite a specific ID for exotics down to sub-species I thought it would have more relevance here. I don't want the location to be a diagnostic but it was when I was travelling through Middle Eastern Europe. I've 'id'ed it down to Vipera ammodytes montandoni or Vipera ammodytes meridionalis but have lost interest in trying to locate reliable information.
Any thoughts?
Apparently the difference between them is the colour of the tip of the tail (seen green to me here in the photos).
Green tip = V. a. montandoni.
Yellowish tip = V. a. meridionalis.
It should therefore be a V. a. montandoni?
Any thoughts?
Apparently the difference between them is the colour of the tip of the tail (seen green to me here in the photos).
Green tip = V. a. montandoni.
Yellowish tip = V. a. meridionalis.
It should therefore be a V. a. montandoni?