Maduwage, Kalana;Silva, Anjana;Manamendra-Arachchi, Kelum;Pethiyagoda, Rohan
Hypnale
Common names: hump-nosed vipers, hump-nosed pit vipers.
Species
Hump-nosed Viper
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyViperidae
Observations849
Observations recorded1,001
Hypnale es un género de serpientes venenosas de la familia Viperidae. Sus especies se distribuyen por el sur del subcontinente indio y Sri Lanka.
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Common names: hump-nosed vipers, hump-nosed pit vipers.
Hypnale is a genus of pit vipers endemic to Sri Lanka and southwestern India. Three monotypic species are currently recognized (no subspecies). All members have more or less upturned snouts that produce a hump-nosed effect.