| Subspecies | Taxon author | Common name | Geographic range |
|---|---|---|---|
| V. a. aspis | (Linnaeus, 1758) | European asp | Found in most of France, except those areas bordering the English Channel. On the Atlantic coast, it is found in Île de Ré, Lorraine and Oléron, but not south of the Gironde estuary. Mostly absent east of the Moselle River and from much of the Mediterranean region, but does occur near Montpellier and in Alpes-Maritimes. A disjunct subpopulation exists in the Pyrenees, notably in Spain southwest of Bilbao. In Germany it occurs in the southern Black Forest along the Swiss border, but is rare in this area. Common in northwestern Italy and western Switzerland. |
| V. a. atra | Meisner, 1820 | Black asp | Parts of Switzerland |
| V. a. francisciredi | Laurenti, 1768 | Central Italian asp | Central Italy |
| V. a. hugyi | Schinz, 1833 | Southern Italian asp | The south of Italy |
| V. a. zinnikeri | Kramer, 1958 | Gascony asp | Gascony, Andorra and nearby Spain |
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