Echis hughesi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Echis |
| Species: | E. hughesi
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| Echis hughesi Cherlin, 1990
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Echis hughesi, also known commonly as Hughes' carpet viper, the Somali carpet viper,[3] and Hughes' saw-scaled viper,[1][4] is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.[1][2][4] There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.[4][5]
Etymology
The specific name, hughesi, is in honor of British herpetologist Barry Hughes.[4][6]
Description
E. hughesi grows to a total length (including tail) of about 21–32 cm (8.3–12.6 in). The head scalation is similar to that of E. pyramidum. Midbody, there are 24–25 dorsal scale rows. The ventrals number 144–149, and the subcaudals number 28–30. The color pattern varies, but generally consists of a series of pale, oblique, dorsal blotches set against a darker ground color.[3]
Geographic range
E. hughesi is found only in northern Somalia, in northern Migiurtinia, near Meledin.[1]
The
Migiurtinia was the name of a region, or gobolka, in Somalia that is currently known as Bari and occupies about 70,000 km2 (27,000 sq mi) of the tip of the Horn of Africa.[7]
Reproduction
References
- ^ . Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ ISBN 1-893777-01-4(volume).
- ^ ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
- ^ a b c d e Echis hughesi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Echis hughesi ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Echis hughesi, p. 127).
- ^ Regions of Somalia at Statoids.com: Administrative Divisions of Countries. Accessed 2 August 2007.
Further reading
- Cherlin VA (1990). ["A taxonomic revision of the snake genus Echis (Viperidae). II. An analysis of taxonomy and description of new forms"]. [Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of Leningrad ] 207: 193–223. (Echis hughesi, new species). (in Russian).
- 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. 478 pp.
- ISBN 978-3899734706.
- ISBN 978-1472991447.
External links
- Echis hughesi Cherlin, 1990 at Tomáš Mazuch. Accessed 24 November 2007.