Common names: McMahon's viper, Asian sand viper, leaf-nosed viper, whiskered viper. Eristicophis is a monotypic genus created for the venomous viper species, Eristicophis macmahonii, which is endemic to the desert region of Balochistan near the borders of Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. No subspecies are currently recognized.
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