Echis coloratus

Echis coloratus

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 coloratus
Subspecies: E. c. coloratus – E. c. terraesanctae

Name

Echis coloratus Günther, 1878

Synonyms

• Echis colorata Günther, 1878
• Echis froenata Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 1449
• Echis coloratus — Haas, 1957: 83
• Echis coloratus Gasperetti, 1988
• Echis froenatus Cherlin, & Borkin, 1990
• Echis coloratus — Welch, 1994: 57
• Echis coloratus — McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré, 1999: 378

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Arabische Sandrasselotter
English: Palestine Saw-scaled Viper
עברית: אֶפְעֶה מְגֻוָּן

References

• Echis coloratus at the New Reptile Database