Echis carinatus astolae

The color pattern consists of a series of dark brown dorsal blotches on a whitish background.

Laterally, there are 1-3 rows of dark brown spots with no light arcs.

On the head, there is a three-pronged, light mark directed towards the snout.

From the temporals, a light lateral line meets at the frontal region, with a branch to the snout.

The type locality is therefore the same: "Insel Astola, Makranküste, West-Pakistan" [Astola Island (25o 07' N; 63o 51' E) off the Makran coast, Pakistan].