Echis pyramidum aliaborri

Echis pyramidum aliaborri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Echis
Species:
E. pyramidum
Subspecies:
E. p. aliaborri
Trinomial name
Echis pyramidum aliaborri
Drews & Sacherer, 1974
Synonyms
  • Echis carinatus aliaborri Drews & Sacherer, 1974
  • Echis p[yramidum]. aliaborri — Cherlin, 1983
  • Echis [(Toxicoa)] varia aliaborri — Cherlin, 1990
  • Echis pyramidum aliaborri
    — Golay et al., 1993[1]
Common names: red carpet viper,[2] Kenyan carpet viper.[3]

Echis pyramidum aliaborri is a venomous viper subspecies[4] endemic to northern Kenya.

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  2. ^ Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Dubai: Ralph Curtis Books. Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
  3. ^ Echis pyramidum at Munich AntiVenom INdex (MAVIN). Accessed 3 August 2007.
  4. ^ "Echis pyramidum aliaborri". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 August 2006.