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Echis leucogaster : ウィキペディア英語版 | Echis leucogaster
:''Common names: white-bellied carpet 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.〕〔Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. ''The Dangerous Snakes of Africa''. Dubai: Ralph Curtis Books. Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.〕 Roman's saw-scaled viper.'' ''Echis leucogaster'' is a venomous viper species endemic to West and Northwest Africa. It is named after its white (''leuco-''), unmarked belly (''gaster''). No subspecies are currently recognized. ==Description== It grows to an average total length (body + tail) of , with a maximum total length of . The scalation of the head is similar to ''E. carinatus''. The body is rather stout, the cross-section of which is circular or subtriangular. The dorsal scales are rough and heavily keeled. At midbody, there are 27-33 rows of dorsal scales. The ventral scales number 165-180.〔 Coloration and pattern are both variable. Color ranges from brown to gray to reddish and everything in between. Pattern generally consists of a series of light, oblique, dorsal crossbars or saddles set against a darker ground color. The flanks are lighter in color, normally with a series of triangular, subtriangular, or circular, dark markings with light or white edges. The belly is an unbroken pale cream, white, or ivory.〔
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