Echis hughesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Echis
Species:
E. hughesi
Binomial name
Echis hughesi
Cherlin, 1990
Synonyms[2]
  • Echis [(Toxicoa)] hughesi
    Cherlin, 1990
  • Echis hughesi
    — Golay et al., 1993

Echis hughesi, known as the Hughes' carpet viper, Somali carpet viper,[3] and Hughes' saw-scaled viper,[1][4] is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.[1][2][4] There are no subspecies which are currently recognized as being valid.[4][5]

Etymology

The specific name, hughesi, is in honor of British herpetologist Barry Hughes.[4][6]

Description

Echis hughesi grows to a total length (including tail) of about 21–32 cm (8.3–12.6 in). The head scalation is similar to that of E. pyramidum. Midbody, there are 24–25 dorsal scale rows. The ventrals number 144–149, and the subcaudals number 28–30. The color pattern varies, but generally consists of a series of pale, oblique, dorsal blotches set against a darker ground color.[3]

Geographic range

Echis hughesi is found only in northern Somalia, in northern Migiurtinia, near Meledin.[1]

The type locality is listed as "Somalia, 10°02' [N lat.], 49° [E long.]".[2]

Migiurtinia was the name of a region, or gobolka, in Somalia that is currently known as Bari and occupies about 70,000 km2 (27,000 sq mi) of the tip of the Horn of Africa.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Joger, U. (2010). "Echis hughesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178258A7508706. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178258A7508706.en. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. 1 2 Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G (2003). True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Echis hughesi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Echis hughesi ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  6. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Echis hughesi, p. 127).
  7. ↑ Regions of Somalia at Statoids.com: Administrative Divisions of Countries. Accessed 2 August 2007.

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. (Echis hughesi, new species). (in Russian).
  • Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy CJ, Rage J-C, Schätti B, Toriba M (1993). Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World. A Checklist. Geneva: Azemiops. 478 pp.
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