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SNAKES OF SRI LANKA |
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Scientific Name |
English Name |
Sinhala Name |
Tamil Name
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Family : TYPHLOPIDAE |
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Ramphotyphlops braminus |
Common blind snake |
Damuta kanualla |
Manallay pambu |
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* Typhlops
ceylonicus |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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* Typhlops
lankaensis |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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* Typhlops
leucomelas |
Pied
typhlops |
Kabara kanualla |
NA |
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* Typhlops
malcolmi |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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* Typhlops
mirus |
Jan's blind snake |
Heenkanaulla |
NA |
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Typhlops
porrectus |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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* Typhlops
tenebrarum |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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* Typhlops
veddae |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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* Typhlops
violaceus |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Family : UROPELTIDAE |
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*Cylindrophis
maculatus |
Pipe
snake |
Depath naya, Wataulla |
NA |
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*Platyplecturus
madurensis |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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*Pseudotyphlops
philippinus |
Large shield snake |
Maha
bim ulla |
Manallay pambu |
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*Rhinophis
blythi |
Blyth's earth snake |
Gomarathudulla |
NA |
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*Rhinophis
dorsimaculatus |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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*Rhinophis
drummondhayi snake |
Drummond-Hay's earth |
Thapothudulla |
NA |
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*Rhinophis
oxyrhynchus snake |
Schneider's earth |
Ulthudulla |
NA |
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*Rhinophis
philippinus |
Peter's earth snake |
NA |
NA |
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*Rhinophis
porrectus |
Willey's earth snake |
Digthudulla |
NA |
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*Rhinophis
punctatus |
Muller's earth snake |
Ticthudulla |
NA |
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*Rhinophis
trevelyanus |
Trevelyan's earth |
Depath-thudulla |
NA |
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*Rhinophis
tricolorata |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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*Uropeltis
melanogaster |
Gray's earth snake |
Kaluwakatulla |
NA |
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*Uropeltis
phillipsi |
Phillip's earth snake |
Iriwakatulla |
NA |
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*Uropeltis
ruhunae |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Family : BOIDAE |
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*Eryx conicus
brevis |
Sand
boa |
Vali
pimbura
Kota pimbura |
Munn
pudeyan |
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Python molurus
molurus |
Indian python |
Pimbura |
Periya pambu |
Family : ACROCHORDUS |
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Acrochordus
granulatus |
Wart
snake
Cloth snake |
Diya
goya
Redi naya |
NA |
Family : COLUBRIDAE |
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Ahaetulla
nasuta |
Green vine snake |
Ahaetulla |
Kan
kuthi pambu |
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Ahaetulla
pulverulenta |
Thunderbolt snake |
Henakandaya |
NA |
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Amphiesma
stolata |
Buff
stripped keelback |
Aharukuka |
Nikitan kutti |
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Argyrogena
fasciolata |
Banded racer |
Wal
gerandiya |
Wahdu kalipambu |
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*Aspidura
brachyorrhos |
Boie's rough-side |
Le
madilla |
NA |
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*Aspidura copei |
Cope's rough-side |
Kalu
medilla |
NA |
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*Aspidura
deraniyagalae |
Deraniyagala's rough-side |
Kalu
medilla |
NA |
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*Aspidura
drummondhayi |
Drummond-Hay's rough-side |
Keti
wal medilla |
NA |
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*Aspidura
guentheri |
Guenther's rough-side |
Kudamadilla |
NA |
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*Aspidura
trachyprocta |
Common rough-side |
Dalawa madilla |
NA |
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Atretium
schistosum |
Olive keelback |
Diyawarna |
Pachai thanni |
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*Balanophis
ceylonensis |
Blossom krait |
Mal
karawala |
NA |
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*Boiga barnesi |
Barne's catsnake |
Panduru mapila |
NA |
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Boiga
ceylonensis |
Sri
Lanka catsnake |
Nidi
mapila |
NA |
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Boiga forsteni |
Forsten's catsnake |
Le
mapila |
Poonai pambu |
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Boiga trigonata
trigonata |
Common catsnake |
Ran
mapila |
NA |
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Cerberus
rhynchops rhynchops |
Dog-faced watersnake |
Kuna
diya kaluwa |
Uppa-Ar pambu |
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*Cercaspis
carinatus |
Sri
Lanka wolf snake |
Dhara karawala |
NA |
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Chrysopelea
ornata ornata |
Ornate flying snake |
Polmal karawala |
Parrakum pambu |
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*Chrysopelea
taprobanica |
NA |
Dangara danda |
NA |
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Dendrelaphis
bifrenalis |
Boulenger's bronze-back |
Haldanda |
Komberimuka |
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Dendrelaphis
caudolineolatus |
Gunther's bonze-back |
Viri
haldanda |
Komberimuken |
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*Dendrelaphis
oliveri |
Oliver's bronze-back |
NA |
NA |
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Dendrelaphis
tristis |
Common bronze-back |
Tura
haldanda |
Komberimukan |
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Dryocalamus
gracilis |
Scarce bridal snake |
Megata karawala |
Katlawarian |
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Dryocalamus
nympha |
Bridal snake |
Geta
karawala |
Katlawarian |
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Elaphe helena |
Trinket snake |
Katakaluwa |
Kattu pambu |
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Gerarda
prevostiana |
Gerard's water snake |
NA |
NA |
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*Haplocercus
ceylonensis |
Mould snake |
Kurunkarawala |
NA |
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Liopeltis
calamaria |
Reed
snake |
Punbariya |
NA |
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Lycodon aulicus |
Wolf
snake |
Alu
polonga |
Vala
panayan |
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*Lycodon
striatus sinhaleyus |
Shaw's wolf snake |
Kabara radanakaya |
Utha
surita |
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Macropisthodon
plumbicolor |
Green keelback |
Palabariya |
Pachcha naga |
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Oligodon
arnensis |
Common kukri snake |
Arani dath ketiya |
Kattu viriyan |
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*Oligodon
calamarius |
Templeton's kukri snake |
Kabara dath ketiya |
NA |
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*Oligodon
sublineatus |
Dumeril's kukri snake |
Pulli dath ketiya |
NA |
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*Oligodon
taeniolatus ceylonicus |
Varigated kukri snake |
Wairi dath ketiya |
NA |
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Oligodon
taenioloatus fasciatus |
Russell's kukri snake |
Pulli dath ketiya |
NA |
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Ptyas mucosus |
Rat
snake |
Gerandiya |
Saray pambu |
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Sibynophis
subpunctatus |
Jerdon's polyodent |
Dathigomaraya |
NA |
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*Xenochrophis
asperrimus |
Checkered keelback |
Diya
bariya |
Tanni pambu |
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Xenochrophis
piscator |
Checkered keelback |
Diya
bariya |
Tanni pambu |
Family : ELAPIDAE |
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Bungarus
caeruleus |
Indian krait |
Thel
karawala |
Yennai virian |
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*Bungarus
ceylonicus |
Ceylon krait |
Madu
karawala |
Yennai virian |
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*Calliophis
melanurus sinhaleyus |
Ceylon coral snake |
Depath kaluwa |
NA |
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Naja naja naja |
Indian cobra |
Naya |
Nalla pambu |
Family : HYDROPHIIDAE |
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Hydrophis
bituberculatus |
Peter's sea snake |
NA |
NA |
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Hydrophis
lapemoides |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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Hydrophis
ornatus ornatus |
Gray's sea snake |
Muhudu naya |
NA |
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Hydrophis
stricticollis |
Gunther's sea snake |
NA |
NA |
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Hydrophis (Disteira)schistosa |
Hook-nosed snake |
Valakkadiya |
Vallakkadiyan |
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Hydrophis (Disteira)stokesi |
Stoke's sea snake |
Maha
valakkadiya |
NA |
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Hydrophis
gracilis |
John's sea snake |
Mudu
naya |
Milagu kadiyan |
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Hydrophis (Leioselasma)cyanocinctus |
Chittul |
NA |
NA |
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Hydrophis (Leioselasma)
spiralis |
Narrow banded sea snake |
Mudhu naya |
Kadel nagam |
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Kerilia jerdoni
jerdoni |
Jerdon's sea snake |
Muhudu naya |
Shiddil |
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Lapemis curtus |
Shaw's sea snake |
NA |
Potai pambu |
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Lapemis
viperinus |
Schmidt's sea snake |
NA |
NA |
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Pelamis
platurus |
Yellow bellied sea snake |
Badakaha muhudu naya |
NA |
Family : VIPERIDAE |
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Echis carinatus
carinatus |
Saw-scaled viper |
Vali
polonga |
Surattai pambu |
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Hypnale hypnale |
Merrem's hump-nosed viper |
Kunakatuwa |
Kopi
viriyan |
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*Hypnale nepa |
Millard's hump-nosed viper |
Mukalan thelissa |
Viriyan pambu |
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*Hypnale walli |
Gloyd's hump-nosed viper |
Kuda
mukalan thelissa |
NA |
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*Trimeresurus
trigonocephalus |
Green pit viper |
Pala
polonga |
Pachi viriyan |
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*Vipera
russelli pulchella |
Russell's viper |
Tith
polonga |
Kannadi viriyan |
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*
species endemic to Sri Lanka |