Echis carinatus sinhaleyus explained

Echis carinatus sinhaleyus is a venomous viper subspecies endemic to Sri Lanka.^[1]

Common names

Sri Lankan saw-scaled viper.^[2]

Known as (Sinhala; Sinhalese: වැලි පොලඟා)^[3] (can also be spelt as) by the Sinhala speaking community. The vernacular name translates as "sand viper".

Geographic range

It is found in Sri Lanka.^[1]

The type locality is described as "Chavakachcheri, Jaffna Peninsula" (Northern Province, Sri Lanka).

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.

Notes and References

1. Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. .
2. Somaweera A. 2007. Checklist of the Snakes of Sri Lanka. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. PDF at Sri Lanka Reptile . Accessed 14 March 2007.
3. http://www.slwcs.org/facts/snakes.html Checklists of the Snakes of Sri Lanka