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Order: Squamata
Family: Viperidae
Species: Vipera chersea  
Cat No: NRM 5994. N=1
Determiner: Linnaeus, C 1758 Length: Preparation: Liquid
Continent/Ocean: Europe Country: SWEDEN State/Province: Kronobergs län
District: Småland Municipality:
River Drainage: Lake Basin: Ocean:
Locality: Angelstad area or Nottebäck area (or less likely from Uppsala area)
Field Number: KVA-AESPING Leg: Date: 1749
LECTOTYPE Coluber chersea Linnaeus, 1758
Object remarks: Lectotype designated by Krécsak and Wahlgren, 2008
Locality remarks: This is one of four specimens in Linnaeus position. One collected by Linnaeus' pupils near Uppsala, Ulmgren donated one from Angelstad area and Kallenberg two specimens from Nötbäck [=probably Nottebäck]. Since Linnaeus doubted the identity of the Uppsala specimen, he probably sent one of the three specimens from Småland.
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