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title: "Żmija żebrowana"
description: "Vipera aspis — Gady. Vipera aspis is a viper species found in southwestern Europe."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/asp
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Żmija żebrowana

> Vipera aspis — Gady. Vipera aspis is a viper species found in southwestern Europe.

- Scientific name: *Vipera aspis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 7817
- Wikidata: [Q572447](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q572447)
- iNaturalist taxon: [30929](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/30929)

## Names

- en: Asp
- de: Aspisviper
- es: Víbora áspid
- fr: Vipère aspic
- nl: Aspisadder
- pt: Víbora-áspide
- pl: Żmija żebrowana

## Countries with the most observations

FR (3452), IT (2750), ES (438), CH (412), DE (33), AD (7), SI (7)

## Summary

Vipera aspis is a viper species found in southwestern Europe. 
Its common names include asp, asp viper, European asp, and aspic viper, among others. Like all other vipers, it is venomous. Bites from this species can be more severe than from the European adder, V. berus; not only can they be very painful, but approximately 4% of all untreated bites are fatal. The specific epithet, aspis, is a Greek word that means "viper." Five subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipera_aspis

## Photo

![Żmija żebrowana](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/asp/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paolo Giampaoletti · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/205728971

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/asp?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).