Atractaspis scorteccii

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Atractaspis scorteccii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Atractaspididae
Genus: Atractaspis
Species:
A. scorteccii
Binomial name
Atractaspis scorteccii
Parker, 1949

Atractaspis scorteccii, commonly known as Scortecci's mole viper[1] or the Somali burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae.[2]

Etymology

The

herpetologist Giuseppe Scortecci (1898–1973).[1][3]

Geographic range

A. scorteccii is endemic to Africa,[4] where it is found in Ethiopia and Somalia.[5]

Reproduction

A. scorteccii is oviparous.[5]

References

Further reading

  • Parker HW (1949). "The Snakes of Somaliland and the Sokotra Islands". Zoologische Verhandlingen 6: 1–115. (Atractaspis scorteccii, new species, p. 109).