Английская Википедия:Echis pyramidum aliaborri

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Common names: red carpet viper,[1] Kenyan carpet viper.[2]

Echis pyramidum aliaborri is a venomous viper subspecies[3] endemic to northern Kenya.

Description

It is distinguished from other subspecies of E. pyramidum by its relatively large supraocular scales and characteristic red-orange color.[4]

Geographic range

It is found only in northern Kenya.[5]

The type locality is described as "approximately 8 km north of Wajir Town, Wajir District, Kenya".[6]

References

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Further reading

  • Cherlin VA. 1990. [A taxonomic revision of the snake genus Echis (Viperidae). II. An analysis of taxonomy and description of new forms]. [Proc. Zool. Inst. Leningrad ] 207: 193-223. (in Russian).
  • Drews RC, Sacherer JM. 1974. A new population of carpet viper Echis carinatus from northern Kenya. Journ. East African Nat. Hist. Soc. and Natl. Mus. (145): 1-7.
  • Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy CJ, Rage J-C, Schätti B, Toriba M. 1993. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World. A Checklist. Geneva: Azemiops Herpetological Data Center. 478 pp.

External links

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  1. Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Dubai: Ralph Curtis Books. Oriental Press. 192 pp. Шаблон:ISBN.
  2. Echis pyramidum at Munich AntiVenom INdex (MAVIN). Accessed 3 August 2007.
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  4. Spawls S, Howell K, Drewes R, Ashe J. 2004. A Field Guide To The Reptiles Of East Africa. London: A & C Black Publishers Ltd. 543 pp. Шаблон:ISBN.
  5. Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. Шаблон:ISBN.
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