Echis jogeri, also known commonly as Joger's carpet viper, the Mali carpet viper,[3] and Joger's saw-scaled viper,[4] is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Mali. There are no subspecies which are recognized as being valid.[5]
| Echis jogeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Echis |
| Species: | E. jogeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Echis jogeri Cherlin, 1990 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Etymology
The specific name, jogeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Ulrich Joger.[6]
Description
E. jogeri is relatively small, averaging only about 30 cm (12 in) in total length (including tail). Its build, however, is relatively stout, the cross-section of which is circular or subtriangular. The scalation of the head is similar to that of E. leucogaster. Midbody, the dorsal scale rows number 27. The ventral scales number 123-136.
Coloration and pattern are both variable. Its color ranges from brown to gray to reddish, and everything in between. Its pattern generally consists of a series of light, oblique, dorsal crossbars or saddles set against a darker ground color. The flanks are lighter in color, normally with a series of triangular, subtriangular, or circular, dark markings with light or white edges. The belly is an unbroken pale cream, white, or ivory.[3]
Geographic range
Echis jogeri is found only in western and central Mali.
The type locality is listed in Russian as "[Mali, 3 km of Tombuktu]" (Mali, 3 km from Timbuktu).[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of E. jogeri is savanna, at altitudes of 60–426 m (197–1,398 ft).[1]
Behavior
E. jogeri is terrestrial.[1]
Diet
References
Further reading
- Cherlin VA (1990). "[A taxonomic revision of the snake genus Echis (Viperidae). II. An analysis of taxonomy and description of new forms]". [Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of Leningrad ] 207: 193-223. (in Russian).
- Chippaux J-P, Jackson K (2019). Snakes of Central and Western Africa. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 448 pp. ISBN 978-1421427195.
- Dobiey, Maik; Vogel, Gernot (2007). Venomous Snakes of Africa: Giftschlangen Afrikas. (Terralog Volume 15). Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 148 pp. ISBN 978-3939759041. (in English and German).
- Trape J-F, Mané Y (2017). "The snakes of Mali". Bonn zoological Bulletin 66 (2): 107–133.
External links
- Echis jogeri Cherlin, 1990 at Tomáš Mazuch. Accessed 24 November 2007.