Roman's carpet viper (''Echis romani'') is a species of
viper
The Viperidae (vipers) are a family of snakes found in most parts of the world, except for Antarctica, Australia, Hawaii, Madagascar, and various other isolated islands. They are venomous and have long (relative to non-vipers), hinged fangs tha ...
native mainly to Nigeria and southwestern Chad.
Like all other vipers, it is
venomous.
References
Reptiles described in 2018
Taxa named by Jean-François Trape
Viperinae
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