Echis carinatus sinhaleyus
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Common names: (none).
Echis carinatus sinhaleyus is a venomous viper subspecies[2] endemic to Sri Lanka.[3]
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[edit] Geographic range
Sri Lanka.[3] The type locality is described as "Chavakachcheri, Jaffna Peninsula" (Northern Province, Sri Lanka).[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] Cited references
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ Echis carinatus sinhaleyus (TSN 635286). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 1 August 2006.
- ^ a b Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
[edit] External links
- Species Echis carinatus at the EMBL Reptile Database
