Continent: Near-East Asia
Distribution: Afghanistan, Iran, India (Rajasthan, Punjab, , Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra (Salher, Marunji, probably all over) [A. Captain, pers. Comm.]), Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates Oman, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan. Echis multisquamatus: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, SW Tajikistan, Afghanistan, E Iran  carinatus: peninsular India; no type locality available (fide LOVERIDGE 1936). Type locality (fide SCHMIDT 1939): “India”.  astolae: Astola Island off the coast of Pakistan  multisquamatus: , Uzbekistan, NW Baluchistan in Pakistan northwest into Turkmenistan  sinhaleyus: Sri Lanka  sochureki: N India, Bangladesh, S Afghanistan, Pakistan, C Iran, S Iraq, an isolated population in SE Arabian peninsula.