Echis pyramidum aliaborri

Echis pyramidum aliaborri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia;
Phylum:	Chordata;
Subphylum:	Vertebrata;
Class:	Reptilia;
Order:	Squamata;
Suborder:	Serpentes;
Family:	Viperidae;
Subfamily:	Viperinae;
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;

Common names: red carpet viper,^[2] Kenyan carpet viper.^[3]

Echis pyramidum aliaborri is a venomous viper subspecies^[4] found only in northern Kenya.

Description

Known for their relatively large supraocular scales and characteristic orange-red color.^[5]

Northern Kenya.^[6] The type locality is described as "approximately 8 km north of Wajir Town, Wajir District, Kenya."^[1]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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).
↑ Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
↑ Echis pyramidum at Munich AntiVenom INdex
↑ Echis pyramidum aliaborri (TSN 635242). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 4 August 2006.
↑ Spawls S, Howell K, Drewes R, Ashe J. 2004. A Field Guide To The Reptiles Of East Africa. A & C Black Publishers Ltd., London. 543 pp. ISBN 0-7136-6817-2.
↑ 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.