Biology:Atractaspis scorteccii

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Atractaspis scorteccii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Atractaspididae
Genus: Atractaspis
Species:
A. scorteccii
Binomial name
Atractaspis scorteccii
Parker, 1949

Atractaspis scorteccii, commonly known as Scortecci's mole viper[1] or the Somali burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae.[2]

Etymology

The specific epithet, scorteccii, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Giuseppe Scortecci (1898–1973).[1][3]

Geographic range

A. scorteccii is endemic to Africa,[4] where it is found in Ethiopia and Somalia.[5]

Reproduction

A. scorteccii is oviparous.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. (Atractaspis scorteccii, p. 239).
  2. "Atractaspis ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=209551. Retrieved 29 August 2007. 
  3. "Giuseppe Scortecci". Wikispecies. https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Scortecci
  4. Spawls, Stephen; Branch, Bill (1995). The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Dubai: Oriental Press. ISBN:0-88359-029-8.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Species Atractaspis scorteccii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Parker HW (1949). "The Snakes of Somaliland and the Sokotra Islands". Zoologische Verhandlingen 6: 1–115. (Atractaspis scorteccii, new species, p. 109).


Wikidata ☰ Q2714572 entry