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A baby Zara's Hump-nosed Viper coiled on a rainforest leaf Like the other Hypnale species, Hypnale zara spends most of its time in the leaf litter, but will sometimes climb a meter or so off the ground. That's about how high this tiny one was. Geotagged,Hypnale zara,Sri Lanka,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

A baby Zara's Hump-nosed Viper coiled on a rainforest leaf

Like the other Hypnale species, Hypnale zara spends most of its time in the leaf litter, but will sometimes climb a meter or so off the ground. That's about how high this tiny one was.

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The Zara's Hump-nosed Viper

''Hypnale zara'' is a venomous pitviper species endemic to Sri Lanka. It is distinguished from ''Hypnale nepa'' by variably colored body and less upcurved snout. No subspecies are currently recognized.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by John Sullivan
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By John Sullivan

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Uploaded Sep 18, 2019. Captured Aug 21, 2019 19:54 in Hedigalla Rd, Sri Lanka.
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  • PENTAX K-3 II
  • f/18.0
  • 1/80s
  • ISO100
  • 35mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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