Eristicophis

Eristicophis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Viperinae
Genus: Eristicophis
Alcock & Finn, 1897
Species:
E. macmahonii
Binomial name
Eristicophis macmahonii
Alcock & Finn, 1897
Synonyms
  • Eristicophis Alcock & Finn, 1897
  • Eristicophis — Wall, 1906[1]
  • Eristicophis Macmahonii
    Alcock & Finn, 1897
  • Eristicophis macmahonii
    — Wall, 1906
  • Eristicophis macmahoni
    — Wall, 1925
  • Pseudocerastes latirostris
    Guibé, 1957
  • Pseudocerastes mcmahoni
    — Anderson, 1963
  • Eristicophis mcmahoni
    — Leviton, 1968
  • Eristophis macmohoni
    — Khole, 1991
  • Eristicophis macmahoni
    — Golay et al., 1993[1]

Eristicophis is a monotypic genus created for the viper species, Eristicophis macmahonii, which is endemic to the desert region of Balochistan near the borders of Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.[1] Common names for the species include McMahon's viper, Asian sand viper, leaf-nosed viper, and whiskered viper.[2] Like all other vipers, it is venomous. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ "Eristicophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 September 2006.