Hypnale
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Common names: hump-nosed vipers.
Hypnale is a genus of venomous pit vipers found in India and Sri Lanka.[1] Three species are currently recognized and no subspecies.[2]
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[edit] Geographic range
[edit] Species
| Species[2] | Authority[2] | Common name | Geographic range[1] |
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| H. hypnaleT | (Merrem, 1820) | Hump-nosed viper | Peninsular India to the Western Ghats as far north as 16° and Sri Lanka. |
| H. nepa | (Laurenti, 1768) | Sri Lanka humpnose viper | In Sri Lanka thoughout forsted areas, from lowland rainforest to over 1800 m altitude. |
| H. walli | Gloyd, 1977 | Wall's humpnose viper | Sri Lanka |
T) Type species.[1]
[edit] Taxonomy
According to Gloyd and Conant (1990), members of this group seem to be closely related to the genus Calloselasma.[1]
[edit] Cited references
- ^ a b c d e f 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).
- ^ a b c Hypnale (TSN 634415). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 3 November 2006.
[edit] Other references
- Boulenger, George A. 1890 The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp.
- Doblado, R. 2005 Hypnale hypnale - the Indian Humpnose Viper. Reptilia (GB) (38): 64-70
- Gumprecht, A.; Tillack, F.; Orlov, N.L.; Captain, A. & Ryabow, S. 2004 Asian Pit Vipers. Geitje Books, Berlin, 368 pp.
- Parkinson,C.L. 1999 Molecular systematics and biogeographical history of Pit Vipers as determined by mitochondrial ribosomal DNA sequences. Copeia 1999 (3): 576-586
[edit] External links
- Genus Hypnale at the EMBL Reptile Database
- Photo of Hypnale hypnale
