Known as vali polanga (වැලි පොලඟා)[5] (can also be spelt as veli polanga) by the Sinhala speaking community. The vernacular nameveli polanga translates as "sand viper".
^ abMcDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN1-893777-01-4 (volume).
^ abMallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN0-89464-877-2.
^Somaweera A. 2007. Checklist of the Snakes of Sri Lanka. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. PDF 2008-09-20 at the Wayback Machine at Sri Lanka Reptile 2009-08-18 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 14 March 2007.
^Checklists of the Snakes of Sri Lanka 2007-10-08 at the Wayback Machine at the Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society. Accessed 15 August 2007.
Further readingedit
Deraniyagala PEP. 1951. Some New Races of the Snakes Eryx, Callophis [sic] and Echis. Spolia Zeylanica26 (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 linksedit
Echis carinatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 August 2007.
Echis carinatus sinhaleyus Deraniyagala, 1951 at Tomáš Mazuch. Accessed 24 November 2007.
December 15, 2023
echis, carinatus, sinhaleyus, venomous, viper, subspecies, endemic, lanka, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass, reptiliaorder, squamatasuborder, serpentesfamily, viperidaegenus, echisspecies, carinatussubspecies, s. Echis carinatus sinhaleyus is a venomous viper subspecies 2 endemic to Sri Lanka 3 Echis carinatus sinhaleyusScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataSuborder SerpentesFamily ViperidaeGenus EchisSpecies E carinatusSubspecies E c sinhaleyusTrinomial nameEchis carinatus sinhaleyusDeraniyagala 1951SynonymsEchis carinatus sinhaleyus Deraniyagala 1951 Echis carinata sinhaleyus Deraniyagala 1955 Echis Echis carinatus sinhaleyus Cherlin 1990 E chis c arinatus sinhalensis Auffenberg amp Rehman 1991 Echis carinatus sinhaleyus Golay et al 1993 1 Contents 1 Common names 2 Geographic range 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksCommon names editSri Lankan saw scaled viper 4 Known as vali polanga ව ල ප ලඟ 5 can also be spelt as veli polanga by the Sinhala speaking community The vernacular name veli polanga translates as sand viper Geographic range editIt is found in Sri Lanka 3 The type locality is described as Chavakachcheri Jaffna Peninsula Northern Province Sri Lanka 1 References edit a b McDiarmid RW Campbell JA Toure T 1999 Snake Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference Volume 1 Washington District of Columbia Herpetologists League 511 pp ISBN 1 893777 00 6 series ISBN 1 893777 01 4 volume Echis carinatus sinhaleyus Integrated Taxonomic Information System Retrieved 1 August 2006 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 ISBN 0 89464 877 2 Somaweera A 2007 Checklist of the Snakes of Sri Lanka Department of Zoology Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka PDF Archived 2008 09 20 at the Wayback Machine at Sri Lanka Reptile Archived 2009 08 18 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 14 March 2007 Checklists of the Snakes of Sri Lanka Archived 2007 10 08 at the Wayback Machine at the Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society Accessed 15 August 2007 Further reading editDeraniyagala 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 Schatti B Toriba M 1993 Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World A Checklist Geneva Azemiops 478 pp External links editEchis carinatus at the Reptarium cz Reptile Database Accessed 2 August 2007 Echis carinatus sinhaleyus Deraniyagala 1951 at Tomas Mazuch Accessed 24 November 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Echis carinatus sinhaleyus amp oldid 1141649173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
