Echis is a genus of vipers found in the dry regions of Africa, the Middle East, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. They have a characteristic threat display, ...
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Echis is a genus of vipers found in the dry regions of Africa, the Middle East, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. They have a characteristic threat display, rubbing sections of their body together to produce a "sizzling" warning sound. The name Echis... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Echis
Class: Reptilia
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Echis; Merrem, 1820
Kingdom: Animalia
Order: Squamata
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Saw-scaled viper, (genus Echis), any of eight species of small venomous snakes (family Viperidae) that inhabit arid regions and dry savannas north of the ...
Class Reptilia turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives Order Squamata Family Viperidae Genus Echis Species Echis carinatus Saw-scaled Viper
Name and History. The saw scaled or carpet viper, genus Echis, produces a highly toxic venom responsible for a large number of fatalities each year [1].
Echis ocellatus STEMMLER, 1970 ; Subspecies ; Common Names, E: African Saw-scaled Viper, West African carpet viper. G: Westafrikanische Augenfleck-Sandrasselotter.
The crude venoms of at least four Echis species are now commercially available to isolate a Ca 2+ -dependent or -independent prothrombin activator.
Diagnosis: The main differences between Echis omanensis and Echis coloratus involve the gular scales under the head being rounder and more numerous in the new ...
Echis carinatus is a venomous viper species found in parts of the Middle East and Central Asia, and especially the Indian subcontinent.