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| name = ''Echis hughesi'' | | name = ''Echis hughesi'' | ||
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia | | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | ||
| phylum = | | phylum = Chordata | ||
| subphylum = | | subphylum = Vertebrata | ||
| classis = | | classis = Reptilia | ||
| ordo = | | ordo = Squamata | ||
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]] | | subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]] | ||
| familia = | | familia = Viperidae | ||
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | | subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | ||
| genus = ''[[Echis]]'' | | genus = ''[[Echis]]'' | ||
| species = '''''E. hughesi''''' | | species = '''''E. hughesi''''' | ||
| binomial = ''Echis hughesi'' | | binomial = ''Echis hughesi'' | ||
| binomial_authority = | | binomial_authority = Cherlin, 1990 | ||
| synonyms = * ''Echis'' [(''Toxicoa'')] ''hughesi'' - Cerlin, 1990 | | synonyms = * ''Echis'' [(''Toxicoa'')] ''hughesi'' - Cerlin, 1990 | ||
* ''Echis hughesi'' - Golay et al., 1993<ref name="McD99">McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).</ref> | * ''Echis hughesi'' - Golay et al., 1993<ref name="McD99">McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).</ref> | ||
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'''Common names:''' Hughes' carpet viper, Somali carpet viper,<ref name="Mal03">Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.</ref> Hughes' saw-scaled viper.<ref name="EMBL">{{EMBL species|genus=Echis|species=Hughesi}}</ref> | '''Common names:''' Hughes' carpet viper, Somali carpet viper,<ref name="Mal03">Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.</ref> Hughes' saw-scaled viper.<ref name="EMBL">{{EMBL species|genus=Echis|species=Hughesi}}</ref> | ||
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'''''Echis hughesi''''' is a | '''''Echis hughesi''''' is a venomous [[Viperinae|viper]] species found in only in Somalia.<ref name="McD99"/> No subspecies are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634969 ''Echis hughesi'' (TSN 634969)] at [http://www.itis.gov/index.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System]. Accessed 11 April 2007.</ref> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Geographic range== | ==Geographic range== | ||
Found only in northern Somalia, in northern Migiurtinia, near Meledin. The type locality is listed as "Somalia, 10<font size="-1"><sup>o</sup></font>02' [N lat.], 49<font size="-1"><sup>o</sup></font> [E long.]."<ref name="McD99"/> Migiurtinia was the name of a region, or ''gobolka'', in Somalia that is currently known as Bari and occupies about 70.000 km<font size="-1"><sup>2</sup></font> of the tip of the Horn of Africa.<ref name="Stat">[http://www.statoids.com/uso.html Regions of Somalia] at [http://www.statoids.com/ Statoids.com: Administrative Divisions of Countries]</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Common names: Hughes' carpet viper, Somali carpet viper,[2] Hughes' saw-scaled viper.[3]
Echis hughesi is a venomous viper species found in only in Somalia.[1] No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]
Description
Grows to about 21-32 cm in length. The head scalation is similar to that of E. pyramidum. Midbody, there are 24-25 dorsal scales. The ventrals number 144-149 and the subcaudals 28-30. The color pattern varies, but generally consists of a series of pale, oblique, dorsal blotches set against a darker ground color.[2]
Geographic range
Found only in northern Somalia, in northern Migiurtinia, near Meledin. The type locality is listed as "Somalia, 10o02' [N lat.], 49o [E long.]."[1] Migiurtinia was the name of a region, or gobolka, in Somalia that is currently known as Bari and occupies about 70.000 km2 of the tip of the Horn of Africa.[5]
See also
Cited references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
- ↑ Species Echis Hughesi at the Species2000 Database
- ↑ Echis hughesi (TSN 634969) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 11 April 2007.
- ↑ Regions of Somalia at Statoids.com: Administrative Divisions of Countries