Echis pyramidum aliaborri

Echis pyramidum aliaborri is a venomous viper subspecies[4] endemic to northern Kenya.

Echis pyramidum aliaborri
Scientific classification
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 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]

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.
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