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Echis carinatus
:''Common names: saw-scaled viper,〔Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. ''True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers''. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.〕 Indian saw-scaled viper, little Indian viper,〔(''Echis carinatus'' antivenoms ) at (Munich Antivenom Index ). Accessed 13 September 2006.〕 more.''
''Echis carinatus'', commonly called the ''saw-scaled viper'', is a venomous viper species found in parts of the Middle East and Central Asia, and especially the Indian subcontinent. It is the smallest member of the Big Four snakes that are responsible for causing the most snakebite cases and deaths, due to various factors including their frequent occurrence in highly populated regions, and their inconspicuous nature.〔Whitaker Z. 1990. ''Snakeman''. London: Penguin Books Ltd. 192 pp. ISBN 0-14-014308-4.〕 Five subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.
==Description==
Size ranges between in total length (body + tail), but usually no more than .〔
Head distinct from neck, snout very short and rounded. The nostril between three shields, and head covered with small keeled scales, among which an enlarged supraocular is sometimes present. There are 9-14 interocular scales across the top of the head and 14-21 circumorbital scales. 1-3 rows of scales separate the eye from the supralabials. There are 10-12 supralabials, the fourth usually largest, and 10-13 sublabials.〔〔Boulenger GA. 1890. ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia.'' London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (''"Echis carinata"'', pp. 422-423, Figure 124.)〕
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