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genus

Echis

Echis is a genus in the family Viperidae. This database currently files 12 species under it, recorded across 1 countries.

Species filed
12
Threatened
0
Countries recorded
1
With a free photo
8%
Weight range
56.9 g – 142 g

Best-known members of Echis

Ranked by popularity score.

How threatened is Echis?

1 of 12 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
LCLeast Concern1100%

Where is Echis found?

Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

Somalia: 1 species
  • None on record
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Somalia1

All species in Echis

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Not recordedEchis carinatusViperidaeLeast Concern142 gNot recorded
Burton’s carpet viperEchis coloratusViperidaeNot recorded88 gNot recorded
Egyptian saw-scaled viperEchis pyramidumViperidaeNot recorded133 gNot recorded
African saw-scaled viperEchis ocellatusViperidaeNot recorded142 gNot recorded
Roman's saw-scaled viperEchis leucogasterViperidaeNot recorded56.9 gNot recorded
Hughes' saw-scaled viperEchis hughesiViperidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Oman saw-scaled viperEchis omanensisViperidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Joger's saw-scaled viperEchis jogeriViperidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Large-headed carpet viperEchis megalocephalusViperidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Dhofar carpet viperEchis khosatzkiiViperidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Borkin's viperEchis borkiniViperidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Roman's carpet viperEchis romaniViperidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded