Echis carinatus sinhaleyus
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Echis carinatus sinhaleyus is a venomous viper subspecies[1] endemic to Sri Lanka.[2]
Common names
Sri Lankan saw-scaled viper.[3]
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Geographic range
The type locality is described as "Chavakachcheri, Jaffna Peninsula" (Northern Province, Sri Lanka).[5]
References
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- ↑ a b Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. Template:ISBN.
- ↑ Somaweera A. 2007. Checklist of the Snakes of Sri Lanka. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. PDF Template:Webarchive at Sri Lanka Reptile Template:Webarchive. Accessed 14 March 2007.
- ↑ Checklists of the Snakes of Sri Lanka Template:Webarchive at the Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society. Accessed 15 August 2007.
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Further reading
- Deraniyagala PEP. 1951. Some New Races of the Snakes Eryx, Callophis [sic] and Echis. Spolia Zeylanica 26 (2): 147-150. ("Echis carinatus sinhaleyus ssp. nov.", pp. 148–149, Tables III-IV).
- Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy CJ, Rage J-C, Schätti B, Toriba M. 1993. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World. A Checklist. Geneva: Azemiops. 478 pp.
External links
- Echis carinatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 August 2007.
- Echis carinatus sinhaleyus Deraniyagala, 1951 at Tomáš Mazuch. Accessed 24 November 2007.