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| name = ''Echis pyramidum''
| name = ''Echis pyramidum''
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| phylum = Chordata
| subphylum = [[Vertebrate|Vertebrata]]
| subphylum = Vertebrata
| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]]
| classis = Reptilia
| ordo = [[Squamata]]
| ordo = Squamata
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]]
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]]
| familia = [[Viperidae]]
| familia = Viperidae
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]]
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]]
| genus = ''[[Echis]]''
| genus = ''[[Echis]]''
| species = '''''E. pyramidum'''''
| species = '''''E. pyramidum'''''
| binomial = ''Echis pyramidum''
| binomial = ''Echis pyramidum''
| binomial_authority = ([[Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire]], [[1827]])
| binomial_authority = (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1827)
| synonyms = * ''Scythale pyramidum'' - Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire ''In'' Savigny, 1827
| synonyms = * ''Scythale pyramidum'' - Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire ''In'' Savigny, 1827
* [''Echis''] ''arenicola'' - F. Boie, 1827
* [''Echis''] ''arenicola'' - F. Boie, 1827
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'''Common names:''' Northeast African carpet viper,<ref name="SB95">Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.</ref> Egyptian saw-scaled 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><ref name="EMBL">{{EMBL species|genus=Echis|species=pyramidum}}</ref> [[Echis pyramidum#Common names|more]].
'''Common names:''' Northeast African carpet viper,<ref name="SB95">Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.</ref> Egyptian saw-scaled 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><ref name="EMBL">{{EMBL species|genus=Echis|species=pyramidum}}</ref> [[Echis pyramidum#Common names|more]].
 
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'''''Echis pyramidum''''' is a [[venomous snake|venomous]] [[Viperinae|vipers]] [[species]] found mainly in north-east [[Africa]], but also in parts of the [[Arabian Peninsula]]. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the typical form described here.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS|ID=634974|taxon=Echis pyramidum|year=2006|date=2 August}}</ref>
'''''Echis pyramidum''''' is a venomous [[Viperinae|vipers]] species found mainly in north-east Africa, but also in parts of the Arabian Peninsula. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the typical form described here.<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634974 ''Echis pyramidum'' (TSN 634974)] at [http://www.itis.gov/index.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System]. Accessed 14 April 2007.</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
[[Image:Echis-pyramidum-2.jpg|left|thumb|240px|''E. pyramidum'']] The average length is 30-60 cm with a maximum of 85 cm (possibly slightly more).<ref name="SB95"/>
The average length is 30-60 cm with a maximum of 85 cm (possibly slightly more).<ref name="SB95"/>


==Common names==
==Common names==
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==Geographic range==
==Geographic range==
In north-east [[Africa]] it occurs in northern [[Egypt]], central [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]] and northern [[Kenya]]. There are also scattered populations in the southwest of the [[Arabian Peninsula]] in western [[Saudi Arabia]] (south of the 18<font size="-1"><sup>th</sup></font> parallel), [[Yemen]], [[South Yemen]] (in Hadhramaut) and in [[Oman]]. The [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] given is "Egypte" (Egypt).<ref name="McD99"/>
In north-east Africa it occurs in northern Egypt, central Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and northern Kenya. There are also scattered populations in the southwest of the Arabian Peninsula in western Saudi Arabia (south of the 18<font size="-1"><sup>th</sup></font> parallel), Yemen, South Yemen (in Hadhramaut) and in Oman. The type locality given is "Egypte" (Egypt).<ref name="McD99"/>


Disjunct populations reportedly occur in Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and northern Egypt. It is absent in southern Egypt.<ref name="Mal03"/><ref name="SB95"/>
Disjunct populations reportedly occur in Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and northern Egypt. It is absent in southern Egypt.<ref name="Mal03"/><ref name="SB95"/>
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|''[[Echis pyramidum aliaborri|E. p. aliaborri]]''
|''[[Echis pyramidum aliaborri|E. p. aliaborri]]''
|Drews & Sacherer, [[1974]]
|Drews & Sacherer, 1974
|style="width:50%"|Northern [[Kenya]]
|style="width:50%"|Northern Kenya
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|''[[Echis pyramidum leakeyi|E. p. leakeyi]]''
|''[[Echis pyramidum leakeyi|E. p. leakeyi]]''
|Stemmler & Sockurek, [[1969]]
|Stemmler & Sockurek, 1969
|Northwestern Kenya
|Northwestern Kenya
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|''E. p. pyramidum''
|''E. p. pyramidum''
|([[Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire]], [[1827]])
|(Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1827)
|Southern [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabia]], [[Somalia]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Sudan]], [[Egypt]], [[Libya]] and [[Tunisia]].
|Southern Arabia, Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia.
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==External links==


[[Category:True vipers]]
[[Category:True vipers]]
[[Category:Biology Workgroup]]
[[Category:Biology Workgroup]]

Revision as of 07:10, 14 April 2007

Echis pyramidum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Viperinae
Genus: Echis
Species: E. pyramidum
Binomial name
Echis pyramidum
(Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1827)
Synonyms
  • Scythale pyramidum - Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire In Savigny, 1827
  • [Echis] arenicola - F. Boie, 1827
  • Echis pavo - Reuss, 1834
  • Echis varia - Reuss, 1834
  • Vipera echis - Schlegel, 1837
  • Vipera pyramidarium - Schlegel, 1837
  • Echis [(Toxicoa)] arenicola - Gray, 1849
  • Toxicoa arenicola - Günther, 1858
  • Echis carinatus - Boulenger, 1896
  • Echis carinatus pyramidum - Constable, 1949
  • Echis p[yramidum]. pyramidum - Cherlin, 1983
  • Echis pyramidum - Joger, 1984
  • Echis [(Toxicoa)] pyramidum pyramidum - Cherlin, 1990
  • Echis [(Toxicoa)] pyramidum lucidus - Cherlin, 1990
  • Echis [(Toxicoa)] varia varia - Cherlin, 1990
  • Echis [(Toxicoa)] varia borkini - Cherlin, 1990
  • Echis [(Toxicoa)] varia darevskii - Cherlin, 1990
  • Echis pyramudum pyramidum - Golay et al., 1993[1]

Common names: Northeast African carpet viper,[2] Egyptian saw-scaled viper,[3][4] more.  
 
Echis pyramidum is a venomous vipers species found mainly in north-east Africa, but also in parts of the Arabian Peninsula. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the typical form described here.[5]

Description

The average length is 30-60 cm with a maximum of 85 cm (possibly slightly more).[2]

Common names

Northeast African carpet viper,[2] Egyptian saw-scaled viper,[3] [4] Egyptian carpet viper, Geoffroy's carpet viper.[6]

Geographic range

In north-east Africa it occurs in northern Egypt, central Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and northern Kenya. There are also scattered populations in the southwest of the Arabian Peninsula in western Saudi Arabia (south of the 18th parallel), Yemen, South Yemen (in Hadhramaut) and in Oman. The type locality given is "Egypte" (Egypt).[1]

Disjunct populations reportedly occur in Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and northern Egypt. It is absent in southern Egypt.[3][2]

Subspecies

Species[5] Authority[5] Geographic range[3]
E. p. aliaborri Drews & Sacherer, 1974 Northern Kenya
E. p. leakeyi Stemmler & Sockurek, 1969 Northwestern Kenya
E. p. pyramidum (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1827) Southern Arabia, Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia.

See also

Cited references

  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).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Species Echis pyramidum at the Species2000 Database
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Echis pyramidum (TSN 634974) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 14 April 2007.
  6. ↑ Echis pyramidum at Munich AntiVenom INdex
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