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Basic information
Echis carinatus
Carpet Viper
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyViper
GenusSaw-scaled Vipers
- Czech name
- Zmije paví
- English name
- Carpet Viper
- Alternative names
- Phoorsa, Sandrasselotter, Saw-scaled Viper, Sindh Saw-scaled Viper, Sindh Saw-scaled Viper [sochureki], گونڈ
- Synonyms
- Echis carinatus astolae, Echis carinatus sinhaleyus, Echis multisquamatus, Pseudoboa carinata
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- City, Coastal, Desert, Forest, Grassland, House, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Hide, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 800 mm
- SVL
- max 551 mm
- Body mass
- max 272.3 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~3.68 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 23.8 years
- Activity
- Diurnal, Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 3–28 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 38LQF · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 13599 · dryad-v5