Echis omanensis

Taxonavigation edit

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 omanensis

Holotype: BMNH 1973.2113, ♂, collected by E. N. Arnold on 28 May 1973.

Type locality: “Wadi as Siji, region of Masaﬁ (25º18’N 56º10’E), United Arab Emirates”.

Babocsay, G. 2004. A new species of saw-scaled viper of the Echis coloratus complex (Ophidia: Viperidae) from Oman, Eastern Arabia. Systematics and Biodiversity 1(4): 503–514. DOI: 10.1017/S147720000300129 Reference page.

Pook, C.E., Joger, U., Stümpel, N. & Wüster, W. 2009. When continents collide: phylogeny, historical biogeography and systematics of the medically important viper genus Echis (Squamata: Serpentes: Viperidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 53: 792–807. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.08.002 Reference page.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Echis omanensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 May 2019.
Wilms, T., Al Rasbi, K.J.M. & Els, J. 2012. IUCN: Echis omanensis (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T199580A2604601. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199580A2604601.en

Deutsch: Oman-Sandrasselotter
English: Oman Saw-scaled Viper