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| name = ''Echis ocellatus'' | | name = ''Echis ocellatus'' | ||
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia | | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | ||
| phylum = | | phylum = Chordata | ||
| subphylum = | | subphylum = Vertebrata | ||
| classis = | | classis = Reptilia | ||
| ordo = | | ordo = Squamata | ||
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]] | | subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]] | ||
| familia = | | familia = Viperidae | ||
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | | subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | ||
| genus = ''[[Echis]]'' | | genus = ''[[Echis]]'' | ||
| species = '''''E. ocellatus''''' | | species = '''''E. ocellatus''''' | ||
| binomial = ''Echis ocellatus'' | | binomial = ''Echis ocellatus'' | ||
| binomial_authority = Stemmler, | | binomial_authority = Stemmler, 1970 | ||
| synonyms = * ''Echis carinatus ocellatus'' - Stemmler, 1970 | | synonyms = * ''Echis carinatus ocellatus'' - Stemmler, 1970 | ||
* ''Echis ocellatus'' - Hughes, 1976 | * ''Echis ocellatus'' - Hughes, 1976 | ||
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'''Common names:''' West African carpet viper,<ref name="Mal03">Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.</ref><ref name="SB95">Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.</ref> ocellated carpet viper.<ref name="Mavin">[http://www.toxinfo.org/antivenoms/indication/ECHIS_OCELLATUS.html Echis coloratus] at [http://www.toxinfo.org/antivenoms/ Munich AntiVenom INdex]</ref><ref name="VRep">[http://www.venomousreptiles.org/articles/129 Mark O’Shea Answers Questions], July 1, 2003 at [http://www.venomousreptiles.org/ VenomousReptiles.org]</ref> | '''Common names:''' West African carpet viper,<ref name="Mal03">Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.</ref><ref name="SB95">Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.</ref> ocellated carpet viper.<ref name="Mavin">[http://www.toxinfo.org/antivenoms/indication/ECHIS_OCELLATUS.html Echis coloratus] at [http://www.toxinfo.org/antivenoms/ Munich AntiVenom INdex]</ref><ref name="VRep">[http://www.venomousreptiles.org/articles/129 Mark O’Shea Answers Questions], July 1, 2003 at [http://www.venomousreptiles.org/ VenomousReptiles.org]</ref> | ||
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'''''Echis ocellatus''''' is a | '''''Echis ocellatus''''' is a venomous [[Viperinae|viper]] species found mainly in West Africa. Named after the distinctive series of "eye-spots" that run the length of its body.<ref name="SB95"/> No subspecies are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634973 ''Echis ocellatus'' (TSN 634973)] at [http://www.itis.gov/index.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System]. Accessed 12 April 2007.</ref> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Geographic range== | ==Geographic range== | ||
Found in | Found in West Africa from Mauritania, Senegal and Guinea, through, Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, southern Niger and Nigeria. Also found in northern Cameroon and southwestern Chad. the type locality is described as "Haute Volta, Garango, 048 N, 033 W" (Burkina Faso).<ref name="McD99"/> | ||
There are also reports of single specimens found in the | There are also reports of single specimens found in the Bangui in the Central African Republic, and in central Sudan. Rarely found north of the 15<font size="-1"><sup>th</sup></font> parallel, after which ''[[Echis leucogaster|E. leucogaster]]'' becomes more common. Its range extends to the coast via the Dahomey Gap.<ref name="SB95"/> | ||
==Reproduction== | ==Reproduction== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{EMBL species|genus=Echis|species=ocellatus}} | * {{EMBL species|genus=Echis|species=ocellatus}}. | ||
[[Category:True vipers]] | [[Category:True vipers]] | ||
[[Category:Biology Workgroup]] | [[Category:Biology Workgroup]] | ||
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Common names: West African carpet viper,[2][3] ocellated carpet viper.[4][5]
Echis ocellatus is a venomous viper species found mainly in West Africa. Named after the distinctive series of "eye-spots" that run the length of its body.[3] No subspecies are currently recognized.[6]
Description
The maximum length is 65 cm, possibly more, while the average length is 30-50 cm.[3]
Geographic range
Found in West Africa from Mauritania, Senegal and Guinea, through, Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, southern Niger and Nigeria. Also found in northern Cameroon and southwestern Chad. the type locality is described as "Haute Volta, Garango, 048 N, 033 W" (Burkina Faso).[1]
There are also reports of single specimens found in the Bangui in the Central African Republic, and in central Sudan. Rarely found north of the 15th parallel, after which E. leucogaster becomes more common. Its range extends to the coast via the Dahomey Gap.[3]
Reproduction
Lays between 6 and 20 eggs, usually at the end of the dry season in February to March. Hatchlings are 10-12 cm in length.
See also
- Echis.
- List of viperine species and subspecies.
- True vipers - Common names.
- True vipers - Synonymy.
- Snakebite.
Cited references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
- ↑ Echis coloratus at Munich AntiVenom INdex
- ↑ Mark O’Shea Answers Questions, July 1, 2003 at VenomousReptiles.org
- ↑ Echis ocellatus (TSN 634973) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 12 April 2007.
External links
- Species Echis ocellatus at the Species2000 Database.