Russell's viper

Russell's viper
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Daboia
Species:	D. russelii
Binomial name
Daboia russelii (Shaw & Nodder, 1797)
Daboia russelii distribution
Synonyms
Coluber russelii Shaw & Nodder, 1797 Coluber daboie Latreille In Sonnini & Latreille, 1801 Coluber trinoculus Schneider In Bechstein, 1802 Vipera daboya Daudin, 1803 Vipera elegans Daudin, 1803 Coluber triseriatus Hermann, 1804 Vipera russelii — Gray, 1831 Daboia elegans — Gray, 1842 Daboia russelii — Gray, 1842 Daboia pulchella Gray, 1842 Echidna russellii Steindachner, 1869

Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) is a highly venomous snake in the family Viperidae native to South Asia. It was described in 1797 by George Shaw and Frederick Polydore Nodder. It is named after Patrick Russell and is one of the most dangerous big four snakes in India.