Echis megalocephalus

Echis megalocephalus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Echis
Species:
E. megalocephalus
Binomial name
Echis megalocephalus
Cherlin, 1990
Synonyms[1]
  • Echis [(Toxicoa)] megalocephalus Cherlin, 1990
  • Echis megalocephalus
    Golay et al., 1993

Echis megalocephalus, also known commonly as the big-headed carpet viper[2] and Cherlin's saw-scaled viper,[3] is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to one island in the Red Sea off the coast of Eritrea.[1] There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.[4]

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Echis megalocephalus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 3 August 2007.
  4. ^ "Echis megalocephalus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 August 2006.