Daboia russelii

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Daboia
Species:

Daboia russelii (Shaw & Nodder, 1797)

• Syntypes: BMNH 1946.1.20.92.
• Type locality: Coromandel coast.

• Coluber Russelii Shaw & Nodder, 1797 [original combination]
• Vipera russelii — Gray, 1831 [subsequent combination]
• Daboia russelii — Gray, 1842 [subsequent combination]
• Echidna russellii — Steindachner, 1869 [subsequent combination]

• Shaw, G. & Nodder, F.P. 1789–1813. The Naturalist's Miscellany, or coloured figures of natural objects; drawn and described from nature. Nodder & Co., London. 24 vols., unnumbered pages in 287 parts. BHL Reference page. 

• Thorpe, R.S., Pook, C.E. & Malhotra, A. 2007. Phylogeography of the Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) complex in relation to variation in the colour pattern and symptoms of envenoming. The Herpetological Journal 17(4): 209–218. PDF Reference page. 

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Daboia russelii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 May 2023.
• Suraj, M., Narayanan, S., Srinivasulu, C., Mohapatra, P., Giri, V., Murthy, B.H.C., de Silva, A., Ukuwela, K. & Kannishka, S. 2021. IUCN: Daboia russelii  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T172710A1372376. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T172710A1372376.en. Accessed on 26 May 2023.

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