TABLE 1 in Taxonomic detectives: unravelling the origins of Linnaeus's Aspic viper (Vipera aspis) and assessment of the type material with designation of a neotype

TABLE 1. Comparative summary of ventral and subcaudal scale number for males of the viperid taxa occurring in France. Legend: V. = Vipera; N=Number; x̄=average. TaxonOccurrenceN specimensx̄ ventralsx̄ subcaudalsSourceV. aspisS.W. Europe300149.1 ± 5,241.1 ± 3,6Present publicationV. berus berusN.W. Europe159144.2 ± 2.938.8 ± 2.4Saint Girons (1978)V. berusN.W. Europe S.W. Europe10 11140.7 ± 0.9 139.5 ± 1.238.0 ± 0.6 34.6 ± 1.4Nilson et al. (1994)V. berusE. Europe22144.5 ± 0.438.9 ± 0.5Milto & Zinenko (2005)V. berus northern cladeN.W. Europe47144.1 ± 3.536.8 ± 2.7Ursenbacher et al. (2005)V. berusS. Altay3143.0 ± 1.738.7 ± 0.9Cui et al. (2016)V. seoaneiS.W. Europe38135.8 ± 3.736.0 ± 1.90Saint Girons (1978)V. ursinii ursiniiS.W. Europe65126.3 ± 3.324.3 ± 2.0Saint Girons (1978)