Roman's Saw-scaled Viper

About

Roman's Saw-scaled Viper (Echis leucogaster) is a venomous viper of the family Viperidae, found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania and 5 more. It lives in habitats such as woodland, dry woodland, open woodland, scrub forest and 22 more. Recorded in 27 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

• Burkina Faso
• Chad
• Gambia
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Morocco
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Tunisia

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

• Woodland
• Dry Woodland
• Open Woodland
• Scrub Forest
• Thorn Forest
• Savanna
• Tropical Savanna
• Dry Savanna
• Shrubland
• Scrubland
• Mediterranean Shrubland
• Desert
• Hot Desert
• Semi-Desert
• Sandy Desert
• Gravel Desert
• Sand Dunes
• Coastal Dunes
• Sandy Soil
• Sandy Shores
• Coastal Scrub
• Sudanian Savanna
• Sahara Desert
• Sahel Shrubland

Related snakes

• Roman's Carpet Viper Echis romani
• Joger's Saw-scaled Viper Echis jogeri
• Palestine Saw-scaled Viper Echis coloratus
• Egyptian Saw-scaled Viper Echis pyramidum
• Khosatzki’s Saw-scaled Viper Echis khosatzkii
• Large-headed Carpet Viper Echis megalocephalus
• Hughes' Saw-scaled Viper Echis hughesi
• Saw-scaled Viper Echis carinatus
• African Saw-scaled Viper Echis ocellatus
• Oman saw-scaled viper Echis omanensis
• Borkin's Viper Echis borkini