Atractaspis scorteccii
| Atractaspis scorteccii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| 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
- ^ a b 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).
- ^ "Atractaspis ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ "Giuseppe Scortecci". Wikispecies. https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Scortecci
- ^ Spawls, Stephen; Branch, Bill (1995). The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Dubai: Oriental Press. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
- ^ a b 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).