About Daboia mauritanica Gray, 1849
Maximum Length
This species reaches a maximum total length of 180 cm.
Known Range
It is found in northwestern Africa, specifically occurring in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
Type Locality Records
Different sources have given differing type localities: Gray (1842) listed the type locality as "Algiers", while Schwarz (1936) listed it as "Algeria".
Distribution in Algeria
In Algeria, this species is restricted to coastal regions.
Tunisian Record Uncertainty
Coastal records of this species from Tunisia may actually correspond to M. deserti instead.