Vipera echis
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Vipera echis is a scientific name proposed by Schlegel in 1837. It was used to describe a venomous viper found in the deserts of North Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. However, this name has long since been considered a synonym of the following two species:[1]
- Echis carinatus - (Schneider, 1801) - Indian saw-scaled viper.
- Echis pyramidum - (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1827) - Northeast African saw-scaled viper.
[edit] Cited references
- ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. ISBN 1-893777-00-6.
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