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Atractaspis scorteccii

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| genus = Atractaspis

| species = scorteccii

| authority = Parker, 1949

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Atractaspis scorteccii, commonly known as Scortecci's mole viper or the Somali burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae.{{ITIS|id=209551|taxon=Atractaspis |accessdate=29 August 2007}}

Etymology

The specific epithet, scorteccii, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Giuseppe Scortecci (1898–1973).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)."Giuseppe Scortecci". Wikispecies. https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Scortecci

Geographic range

A. scorteccii is endemic to Africa,Spawls, Stephen; Branch, Bill (1995). The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Dubai: Oriental Press. {{ISBN|0-88359-029-8}}. where it is found in Ethiopia and Somalia.{{EMBL species|genus=Atractaspis|species=scorteccii}} www.reptile-database.org.

Reproduction

A. scorteccii is oviparous.

References

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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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Category:Atractaspididae

Category:Reptiles described in 1949

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