A genus of snakes of the family VIPERIDAE. It is distributed in West Pakistan, most of India, Burma, Ceylon, Thailand, southeast China, Taiwan, and a few islands of Indonesia. It hisses loudly when disturbed and strikes with great force and speed. Very prolific, it gives birth to 20-60 young. DABOIA is the leading cause of snakebite in India and Burma. (Moore: Poisonous Snakes of the World, 1980, p127)
Vispera russelii
Daboia russelii — Russell's Viper — Russell Viper — Russells Viper — Viper, Russell's — Vipera russelii — Vipera russellii — Coluber russelii — Daboia russellii — Vipera russelli — Daboia russelii russelii — Daboia russellii russellii — Vipera russelli russelli — Daboia russelli russelli — Daboia russelii limitis — Daboia russelli limitis — Daboia russellii limitis — Daboia russeli limitis — Daboia russelii pulchella — Daboia russellii pulchella — Daboia pulchella