Echis carinatus astolae: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>Chris day m (Echis carinatus astolae ON WHEELSS!!! moved to Echis carinatus astolae: revert) |
imported>Howard Arvi Hughes m (Biology wgp) |
||
| Line 51: | Line 51: | ||
[[Category:True vipers]] | [[Category:True vipers]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Biology Workgroup]] | ||
Revision as of 10:44, 21 March 2007
| Echis carinatus astolae | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinomial name | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Echis carinatus astolae Mertens, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonyms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Common names: Astola saw-scaled viper.[2]
Echis carinatus astolae is a venomous viper subspecies[3] endemic to Astola Island off the coast of Pakistan.[1]
Description
The color pattern consists of a series of dark brown dorsal blotches on a whitish background, laterally 1-3 rows of dark brown spots with no light arcs. On the head, there is a three-pronged, light mark directed towards the snout. From the temporals, a light lateral line meets at frontal region, giving a branch to the snout.[2]
Geographic range
Astola Island, off the coast of Makran, Pakistan. The type locality is "Insel Astola, Makrankuste, West-Pakistan" [Astola Island (25o 07'N; 63o 51'E) off the Makran coast, Pakistan].[1]
See also
- Echis carinatus.
- List of viperine species and subspecies.
- True vipers - Common names.
- True vipers - Synonymy.
- Snakebite.
Cited references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Saw-scaled Viper, ... at Wildlife of Pakistan, Accessed 3 August 2006.
- ↑ Echis carinatus astolae (TSN 635288). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 3 August 2006.
External links
- Species Echis carinatus at the Species2000 Database