Echis jogeri

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Echis jogeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Echis
Species:
E. jogeri
Binomial name
Echis jogeri
Cherlin, 1990
Synonyms[1]
  • Echis [(Toxicoa)] jogeri
    Cherlin, 1990

Echis jogeri, known as the Joger's carpet viper, Mali carpet viper,[2] Joger's saw-scaled viper,[3] is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Mali. There are no subspecies which are recognized as being valid.[4]

Etymology

The specific name, jogeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Ulrich Joger.[5]

Description

Echis jogeri is relatively small, averaging only about 30 cm (12 in) in total length (including tail). Its build, however, is relatively stout, the cross-section of which is circular or subtriangular. The scalation of the head is similar to that of

dorsal scale rows number 27. The ventral scales
number 123-136.

Coloration and pattern are both variable. Its color ranges from brown to gray to reddish, and everything in between. Its pattern generally consists of a series of light, oblique, dorsal crossbars or saddles set against a darker ground color. The flanks are lighter in color, normally with a series of triangular, subtriangular, or circular, dark markings with light or white edges. The belly is an unbroken pale cream, white, or ivory.[2]

Geographic range

Echis jogeri is found only in western and central Mali.

The

type locality is listed in Russian as "[Mali, 3 km of Tombuktu]" (Mali, 3 km from Timbuktu).[1]

References

Further reading

  • Cherlin VA (1990). [A taxonomic revision of the snake genus Echis (Viperidae). II. An analysis of taxonomy and description of new forms]. [Proc. Zool. Inst. Leningrad ] 207: 193-223. (in Russian).

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