Scientific Name - Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus Donndorff, 1798


  • Group
  • Sub-group
  • Family
  • Common names
    Pala Polanga (S) Green pit viper (E)
  • Habitat
    On trees and shrubs
  • Origin
    Endemic
  • National conservation status
    LC-Least Concerned
  • Legal status
    Protected species under FFPO
  • Similar species
  • All vernacular names
Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus Donndorff, 1798

Contributors for Images:

Ramesh Karunanayake (ID-RK), Dileepa Rajaguru (ID-DR) Chehan Lakmina (ID-CL), Sanjaya Karunarathna (ID-SK)

Trimeresurus trigonocephalus Sonini et Latreille, 1801


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