| Echis carinatus sinhaleyus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Echis |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | E. c. sinhaleyus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Echis carinatus sinhaleyus Deraniyagala, 1951 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Echis carinatus sinhaleyus is a venomous viper subspecies [2] endemic to Sri Lanka. [3]
Sri Lankan saw-scaled viper. [4]
Known as vali polanga (වැලි පොලඟා) [5] (can also be spelt as veli polanga) by the Sinhala speaking community. The vernacular name veli polanga translates as "sand viper".
The type locality is described as "Chavakachcheri, Jaffna Peninsula" (Northern Province, Sri Lanka). [1]
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