Echis pyramidum aliaborri

Echis pyramidum aliaborri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Echis
Species:	E. pyramidum
Subspecies:	E. p. aliaborri
Trinomial name
Echis pyramidum aliaborri Drews & Sacherer, 1974
Synonyms
Echis carinatus aliaborriDrews & 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] endemic to northern Kenya.

Description

It is distinguished from other subspecies of E. pyramidum by its relatively large supraocular scales and characteristic red-orange color. ^[5]

Geographic range

It is found only in northern Kenya. ^[6]

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

References

1. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: 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. Dubai: Ralph Curtis Books. Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN   0-88359-029-8.
3. Echis pyramidum at Munich AntiVenom INdex (MAVIN). Accessed 3 August 2007.
4. "Echis pyramidum aliaborri". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 4 August 2006.
5. Spawls S, Howell K, Drewes R, Ashe J. 2004. A Field Guide To The Reptiles Of East Africa. London: A & C Black Publishers Ltd. 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. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN   0-89464-877-2.

Further reading

• Cherlin VA. 1990. [A taxonomic revision of the snake genus Echis (Viperidae). II. An analysis of taxonomy and description of new forms]. [Proc. Zool. Inst. Leningrad ] 207: 193-223. (in Russian).
• Drews RC, Sacherer JM. 1974. A new population of carpet viper Echis carinatus from northern Kenya. Journ. East African Nat. Hist. Soc. and Natl. Mus. (145): 1-7.
• Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy CJ, Rage J-C, Schätti B, Toriba M. 1993. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World. A Checklist. Geneva: Azemiops Herpetological Data Center. 478 pp.

External links

• Echis pyramidum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 3 August 2007.