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Mid-body, the [[dorsal scales]] number 21-25. The [[ventral scale]] count is 142-152. There are 41-56 [[

Midbody there are 16-18 rows of weakly keeled [[dorsal scales]] that have a velvety appearance. There are 108-128 [[ventral scales]]: rar

The body is covered with weakly to strongly keeled [[dorsal scales]]. On many of these, the keel terminates before the end of the scale and f

...e, tapering abruptly behind the vent. The skin feels soft and loose. The [[dorsal scales]] are short and keeled, in 23-29 midbody rows that are arranged in a straig

...pical pits. At midbody, the [[dorsal scales]] number 21-46. Laterally, the dorsal scales may be slightly oblique. The [[ventral scales]], which number 112-153, are

...ale counts -- usually 170-175 [[ventrals]] and 25 (sometimes 27) midbody [[dorsal scales]] -- and relatively dark color pattern.<ref name="Mal03">Mallow D, Ludwig D

...snout is rounded and the eyes are medium in size with round pupils. The [[dorsal scales]] are smooth and strongly oblique. The colour on the back is usually browni [[Dorsal scales]] are in 23-25 (rarely 21 or 27) rows at midbody, with 177-205 [[Ventral sc

...tapered and moderately stout. Midbody there are 31-37 nonoblique rows of [[dorsal scales]] which are heavily keeled with bulbous tubercles and feebly imbricate. The

Midbody, there are 21-23 (rarely 19 or 25) rows of [[dorsal scales]]. These are strongly keeled, except for the outermost rows that vary and a

The body is covered with strongly keeled [[dorsal scales]] in 21 or 23 rows (rarely 25) mid-body. The scales bordering the [[ventral

There are 15 rows of smooth [[dorsal scales]].<ref name="B&K79"/> Males have 197-217 [[ventral scales]] and females hav

...lly these are smaller than the middorsals. Midbody there are 14-36 rows of dorsal scales. There are 133-175 rounded ventral scales. The subcaudal scales are single

...is relatively short -- shorter than ''[[Atheris]]'' and not prehensile. [[Dorsal scales]] strongly keeled, 20-23 rows at midbody. Outermost rows smooth. [[Ventral

...read into a hood. The eyes are relatively small in size with round pupils. Dorsal scales are smooth and shiny. The average length of an adult specimen is around {{c

..., while the eyes are medium to moderately small in size with round pupils. Dorsal scales are long, smooth and strongly oblique. The Egyptian cobra is one of the lar [[Dorsal scales]] on the midbody 19-20, [[ventral scales]] 191-220, [[subcaudal scales]] 53

...lly, with individuals becoming darker in winter and fading in summer. Many dorsal scales have a blackish-brown lower anterior edge which creates a broken herring bo

...tively long. The body is relatively slender, with 25-36 mid-body rows of [[dorsal scales]]. These are heavily keeled, with the keels ending in a swelling at the end

The body is cylindrical or slightly depressed and moderately slender. The dorsal scales are smooth or weakly keeled with apical pits. The ventral scales are rounde

...ct. The snout is rounded. The eyes are medium in size with round pupils. [[Dorsal scales]] are smooth, shiny, without pits and oblique.<ref name=ct>[http://toxinolo

The [[dorsal scales]] are strongly keeled, except for those bordering the [[ventrals]]. ''M. l.