ABSTRACT
Synonyms: Daboia Gray, 1840 (nomen nudum), Chersophis Fitzinger, 1843, and Daboya – S. Hatori, 1913 (nomen incorrectum).
Type species: Coluber russelii G. Shaw & Nodder, 1797 in 1789-1813.
Distribution: Southern Asia and North Africa. Fossil records: Middle Pliocene of Spain. Possible records
from the lower-middle Miocene of France fide Szyndlar & Rage, 1999.
