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Ceylon Pit Viper

Trimeresurus trigonocephalus

Classification

Family
Viperidae

Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus, the Sri Lankan pit viper, Ceylon pit viper, Sri Lankan green pitviper or locally, pala polonga, (Sinhala: පළා පොළඟා) is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Sri Lanka. No subspecies are currently recognized. Description Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus is a sexually dimorphic, mid-sized, cylindrical species.

Distribution

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