Echis pyramidum aliaborri

Echis pyramidum aliaborri is a venomous viper subspecies^[4] endemic to northern Kenya.

Echis pyramidum aliaborri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Echis
Species:	E. pyramidum
Subspecies:	E. p. aliaborri
Trinomial name
Echis pyramidum aliaborri Drews & Sacherer, 1974
Synonyms
Echis carinatus aliaborri Drews & Sacherer, 1974 Echis p[yramidum]. aliaborri — Cherlin, 1983 Echis [(Toxicoa)] varia aliaborri — Cherlin, 1990 Echis pyramidum aliaborri — Golay et al., 1993[1]

Common names: red carpet viper,^[2] Kenyan carpet viper.^[3]

Description

It is distinguished from other subspecies of E. pyramidum by its relatively large supraocular scales and characteristic red-orange color.^[5]

Geographic range

It is found only in northern Kenya.^[6]

The type locality is described as "approximately 8 km north of Wajir Town, Wajir District, Kenya".^[1]