Echidna Hübner, 1807 Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank GENUS Published in Samml. Exot. Schmett., Tab. 1 Pl. [173]. Classification kingdom Animalia phylum Chordata class Reptilia order Squamata family Viperidae genus Bitis Name Homonyms Echidna Forster, 1788 Echidna G.Cuvier, 1797 Echidna Hübner, 1807 Echidna Merrem, 1820 Echidna Link, 1806