NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Burton’s carpet viper
Echis coloratus Günther, 1878
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Echis coloratus, known as the painted saw-scaled viper, painted carpet viper, Burton's carpet viper, and by other common names, is a highly venomous viper species endemic to the Middle East and Egypt. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Wikipedia contributors, Echis coloratus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:32:01.853199+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Echis coloratus Günther, 1878
- Name authority
- Günther, 1878
- Common name
- Burton’s carpet viper
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Echis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyViperidae
- subfamilyViperinae
- genusEchis
- speciesEchis coloratus Günther, 1878
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Echis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Echis borkini Cherlin, 1990 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| PhoorsaEchis carinatus (Schneider, 1801) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echis khosatzkii Cherlin, 1990 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| African Saw-scaled ViperEchis ocellatus Stemmler, 1970 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Roman's Saw-scaled ViperEchis leucogaster Roman, 1972 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echis romani Trape, 2018 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hughes' Saw-scaled ViperEchis hughesi Cherlin, 1990 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Joger's Saw-scaled ViperEchis jogeri Cherlin, 1990 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cherlin's Saw-scaled ViperEchis megalocephalus Cherlin, 1990 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oman saw-scaled viperEchis omanensis Babocsay, 2004 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Egyptian Saw-scaled ViperEchis pyramidum (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1827) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Echis froenatus Cherlin & Borkin, 1990 Cherlin & Borkin, 1990 | synonym |
| Echis froenata Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Echis&species=coloratus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:38LQL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.