Echis hughesi

Echis hughesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Echis
Species:
E. hughesi
Binomial name
Echis hughesi
Cherlin, 1990
Synonyms[2]
  • Echis [(Toxicoa)] hughesi
    Cherlin, 1990
  • Echis hughesi
    — Golay et al., 1993

Echis hughesi, also known commonly as Hughes' carpet viper, the Somali carpet viper,[3] and Hughes' saw-scaled viper,[1][4] is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.[1][2][4] There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b c Joger U (2010). "Echis hughesi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178258A7508706. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178258A7508706.en. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. ^ Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G (2003). True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
  4. ^ a b c Echis hughesi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Echis hughesi ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 May 2021.