Echidna atricaudata

Echidna atricaudata is a scientific name proposed by A.-M.-C. Duméril, Bibron & A.-H.-A. Duméril in 1854. It was used to describe a venomous viper found in the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East. However, this name has long since been considered a synonym of the following two species:^[1]

• Cerastes cerastes - (Linnaeus, 1758) - Desert horned viper.
• Cerastes vipera - (Linnaeus, 1758) - Sahara sand viper.

Cited references

1. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. ISBN 1-893777-00-6.