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SRI LANKAN GREEN PIT VIPER
Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus
 Dangerously Venomous

John Fowler & Rachel Barnes

Distribution:- Sri Lanka

Comments:- This species is sexually dimorphic and usually grows to around 60–75 cm (24–30 in)

Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus) photographed in Sinharaja Rainforest Reserve in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus) photographed in Sinharaja Rainforest Reserve in Sri Lanka


Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus) photographed in Sinharaja Rainforest Reserve in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus) photographed in Sinharaja Rainforest Reserve in Sri Lanka

 

Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus) photographed in Sinharaja Rainforest Reserve in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus) photographed in Sinharaja Rainforest Reserve in Sri Lanka


Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus) photographed in Sinharaja Rainforest Reserve in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus) photographed in Sinharaja Rainforest Reserve in Sri Lanka


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