Echis megalocephalus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Echis
Species: Echis megalocephalus

Name

• Echis megalocephalus Cherlin, 1990: 212

Holotype: ZIN 19430.1, ♂.

Type locality: “island in southern Red Sea”, restricted to “Nokra Is., Dahlak Archipelago, Red Sea, Ethiopia” by Borkin & Cherlin (1995: 136).

References

Primary references

• Cherlin, V.A. 1990. Таксономическая ревизия змей рода Echis (Viperidae). II. Анализ таксономии и описание новых форм [Taxonomic revision of the snake genus Echis (Viperidae). II. An analysis of taxonomy and description of new forms] (in Russian). Proceedings of the Zoological Institute, USSR Academy of Science 207: 193–223. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Echis megalocephalus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 May 2019.
• Joger, U. 2010. IUCN: Echis megalocephalus  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T178505A7560410. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178505A7560410.en

Vernacular names

English: Cherlin's Saw-scaled Viper