Echis megalocephalus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Viperoidea

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

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).

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.

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. Accessed on 09 March 2026.