Echis pyramidum aliaborri

Echis pyramidum aliaborri

Scientific classification

Trinomial name

Echis pyramidum aliaborri
Drews & Sacherer, 1974

Synonyms

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]

Northern Kenya.^[6] The type locality is described as "approximately 8 km north of Wajir Town, Wajir District, Kenya."^[1]

^ ^a ^b 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. Accessed 3 August 2007.
^ Echis pyramidum aliaborri (TSN 635242). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 4 August 2006.
^ 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.