Atractaspis scorteccii
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]
| Atractaspis scorteccii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Lamprophiidae |
| Genus: | Atractaspis |
| Species: | A. scorteccii |
| Binomial name | |
| Atractaspis scorteccii Parker, 1949 | |
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]
References
- 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.
- 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).
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