Echis pyramidum aliaborri explained
Common names: red carpet viper,[1] Kenyan carpet viper.[2]
Echis pyramidum aliaborri is a venomous viper subspecies 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.[3]
Geographic range
It is found only in northern Kenya.[4]
The type locality is described as "approximately 8 km north of Wajir Town, Wajir District, Kenya".
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.
Notes and References
- Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Dubai: Ralph Curtis Books. Oriental Press. 192 pp. .
- http://www.toxinfo.org/antivenoms/indication/ECHIS_PYRAMIDUM.html Echis pyramidum
- 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. .
- Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. .
