Echis carinatus sinhaleyus is a venomous viper subspecies endemic to Sri Lanka.
Common names
Sri Lankan saw-scaled viper.
Known as () (can also be spelt as ) by the Sinhala speaking community. The vernacular name translates as "sand viper".
Geographic range
It is found in Sri Lanka.
The type locality is described as "Chavakachcheri, Jaffna Peninsula" (Northern Province, Sri Lanka).
References
Further reading
Deraniyagala PEP. 1951. Some New Races of the Snakes Eryx, Callophis [sic] and Echis. Spolia Zeylanica 26 (2): 147-150. ("Echis carinatus sinhaleyus ssp. nov.", pp. 148-149, Tables III-IV). Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy CJ, Rage J-C, Schätti B, Toriba M. 1993. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World. A Checklist. Geneva: Azemiops. 478 pp.