Echis omanensis

{{Short description|Species of snake}}

{{speciesbox

| image = Echis omanensis from United Arab Emirates.jpg

| image_caption = Echis omanensis from the United Arab Emirates.

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite journal | title = Echis omanensis | journal = IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume= 2012 | year = 2012 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199580A2604601.en | doi-access = free }}

| genus = Echis

| species = omanensis

| authority = Babocsay, 2004

| synonyms =

| range_map = Echis_omanensis_distribution.png

}}

Echis omanensis, commonly known as the Oman saw-scaled viper, is a species of viper.{{EMBL species|genus=Echis|species=omanensis}} Like all other vipers, it is venomous.

Geographic range

The snake is found in eastern Oman and the United Arab Emirates. It is present from sea level up to an altitude of 1000 meters.

File:Echis omanensis from Wadi Wurrayah.jpg

References