Atractaspis scorteccii | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Atractaspididae |
Genus: | Atractaspis |
Species: | A. scorteccii
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Binomial name | |
Atractaspis scorteccii
Parker, 1949
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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]
The specific epithet, scorteccii, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Giuseppe Scortecci (1898–1973). [1] [3]
A. scorteccii is endemic to Africa, [4] where it is found in Ethiopia and Somalia. [5]
A. scorteccii is oviparous. [5]