Echis pyramidum aliaborri

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Echis pyramidum aliaborri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Viperinae
Genus: Echis
Species: E. pyramidum
Subspecies: E. p. aliaborri
Trinomial name
Echis pyramidum aliaborri
Drews & Sacherer, 1974
Synonyms
  • Echis carinatus aliaborri - Drews & Sacherer, 1974
  • Echis p[yramidum]. aliaborri - Cherlin, 1983
  • Echis [(Toxicoa)] varia aliaborri - Cherlin, 1990
  • Echis pyramidum aliaborri - Golay et al., 1993[1]
Common names: red carpet viper,[2] Kenyan carpet viper.[3]

Echis pyramidum aliaborri is a venomous viper subspecies[4] found only in northern Kenya.

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[edit] Description

Known for their relatively large supraocular scales and characteristic orange-red color.[5]

[edit] Geographic range

Northern Kenya.[6] The type locality is described as "approximately 8 km north of Wajir Town, Wajir District, Kenya."[1]

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  1. ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. ^ Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
  3. ^ Echis pyramidum at Munich AntiVenom INdex. Accessed 3 August 2007.
  4. ^ Echis pyramidum aliaborri (TSN 635242). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 4 August 2006.
  5. ^ Spawls S, Howell K, Drewes R, Ashe J. 2004. A Field Guide To The Reptiles Of East Africa. A & C Black Publishers Ltd., London. 543 pp. ISBN 0-7136-6817-2.
  6. ^ Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.

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