Atractaspis engaddensis

Atractaspis engaddensis
Atractaspis engaddensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Atractaspididae
Genus: Atractaspis
Species:
A. engaddensis
Binomial name
Atractaspis engaddensis
Haas, 1950[2]

Atractaspis engaddensis, also known as the Israeli Mole Viper[3][4][5][6] or "الأسود الخبيث" (in Arabic, pronounced "al'aswad alkhabith") or "שרף עין גדי" and "צפעון שחור"[7] (in Hebrew, pronounced "Saraf Ein Gedi" and "Tzifon Shachor") is a venomous snake found in Egypt (Sinai Peninsula), Palestine, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.[1] The specific epithet references the type locality, Ein Gedi on the western shore of the Dead Sea.[8]

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  2. ^ Haas, G (1950). "A New Atractaspis (Mole Viper) from Palestine". Copeia. 1950 (15): 52–53. doi:10.2307/1437584. JSTOR 1437584.
  3. ^ "Atractaspis engaddensis". NCBI Taxonomy Browser.
  4. ^ "ITIS - Report: Atractaspis engaddensis". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  5. ^ "ADW: Atractaspis engaddensis: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  6. ^ "Atractaspis engaddensis Haas, 1950". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  7. ^ "צִפְעוֹן שָׁחֹור". The Academy for the Hebrew Language. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  8. ^ "Palestinian Mole Viper Snake Bite". DoveMed. Retrieved 2023-11-27.