Echis megalocephalus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Echis |
Species: | E. megalocephalus
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Binomial name | |
Echis megalocephalus Cherlin, 1990
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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]