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Atractaspis scorteccii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Atractaspididae
Genus:	Atractaspis
Species:	A. scorteccii
Binomial name
Atractaspis scorteccii Parker, 1949

Atractaspis scorteccii, commonly known as Scortecci's mole viper or the Somali burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae.

Etymology

The specific epithet, scorteccii, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Giuseppe Scortecci (1898–1973).

Geographic range

A. scorteccii is endemic to Africa, where it is found in Ethiopia and Somalia.

Reproduction

A. scorteccii is oviparous.

References

1. ^ 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).
2. "Atractaspis ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
3. "Giuseppe Scortecci". Wikispecies. https://species.wikimedia.org/Giuseppe_Scortecci
4. Spawls, Stephen; Branch, Bill (1995). The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Dubai: Oriental Press. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
5. ^ Species Atractaspis scorteccii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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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