title: Atractaspis scorteccii
text: # Atractaspis scorteccii
  
  Atractaspis scorteccii, commonly known as Scortecci's mole viper or the Somali burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific epithet, scorteccii, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Giuseppe Scortecci (1898–1973).
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  A. scorteccii is endemic to Africa, where it is found in Ethiopia and Somalia.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  A. scorteccii is oviparous.
  
  