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Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper

පලා පොළඟා பச்சை விரியன்

Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus

Endemic

Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper
Gihan Jayaweera · CC BY 3.0

Overview

Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus, the Sri Lankan pit viper, Ceylon pit viper, Sri Lankan green pitviper or locally, pala polonga, is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Sri Lanka. No subspecies are currently recognized.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia (EN): Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): பச்சை விரியன் — CC BY-SA 4.0