Echis megalocephalus, also known commonly as the big-headed carpet viper[2] and Cherlin's saw-scaled viper,[3] is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to one island in the Red Sea off the coast of Eritrea.[1] There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.[4]
^ abMcDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
^Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G (2003). True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
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