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Common names: red carpet viper,[2] Kenyan carpet viper.[3]
Echis pyramidum aliaborri is a venomous viper subspecies[4] found only in northern Kenya.
Description
Known for their relatively large supraocular scales and characteristic orange-red color.[5]
Geographic range
Found only in northern Kenya.[6] The type locality is described as "approximately 8 km north of Wajir Town, Wajir District, Kenya."[1]
See also
- Echis pyramidum.
- List of viperine species and subspecies.
- True vipers - Common names.
- True vipers - Synonymy.
- Snake (animal)bite.
Cited references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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).
- ↑ Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
- ↑ Echis pyramidum at Munich AntiVenom INdex
- ↑ Echis pyramidum aliaborri (TSN 635242) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 14 April 2007.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Species Echis pyramidum at the Species2000 Database.