Echis carinatus astolae

Common names: Astola saw-scaled viper.

Echis carinatus astolae is a venomous viper subspecies endemic to Astola Island off the coast of Pakistan.

Description

The color pattern consists of a series of dark brown dorsal blotches on a whitish background, laterally 1-3 rows of dark brown spots with no light arcs. On the head, there is a three-pronged, light mark directed towards the snout. From the temporals, a light lateral line meets at frontal region, giving a branch to the snout.

Geographic range

Found only on Astola Island, off the coast of Makran, Pakistan. The type locality is therefore the same: "Insel Astola, Makrankuste, West-Pakistan" [Astola Island (25^o 07'N; 63^o 51'E) off the Makran coast, Pakistan].

See also

• List of viperine species and subspecies
• Snakebite

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