# Hypnale zara

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Species of snake

Hypnale zara Conservation status Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Genus: Hypnale Species: H. zara Binomial name Hypnale zara Gray, 1849 Synonyms Trigonocephalus zara – Gray, 1849 (part) Hypnale zara – Maduwage et al., 2009.

***Hypnale zara***, the **lowlands hump-nosed pit viper**, is a [venomous](/source/Venomous_snake) [pit viper](/source/Crotalinae) [species](/source/Species) [endemic](/source/Endemism) to Sri Lanka. It is distinguished from *[Hypnale nepa](/source/Hypnale_nepa)* by variably colored body and less upcurved snout. No [subspecies](/source/Subspecies) are currently recognized.[2]

## Description

Hypnale zara has 10–19 minute scales extending from wart-like protuberances on the snout tip. Additionally, there are 18–39 heterogeneous small scales in the internasal to prefrontal regions, along with six scales around the eye and seven to eight supralabials. The costal scales are keeled, and there are 134–157 ventrals. Subcaudals may range from 34 to 51.[3]

Dorsum color ranges from yellowish brown to dark brown, sometimes deep red. Two rows of distinct sub-oval or sub-triangular blotches meet in the vertebral region. There is a dark stripe across the eye and cheek. Venter is lighter than dorsum, sometimes light ash-gray.[3]

## Reproduction

*Hypnale zara* is [ovoviviparous](/source/Ovoviviparous).[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["*Hypnale zara*"](https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/190497/1953943). *[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](/source/IUCN_Red_List)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Hypnale zara (Gray, 1849)"](https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/6MPSD). *[Catalogue of Life](/source/Catalogue_of_Life)*. [Species 2000](/source/Species_2000): Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_3-1) ["Hypnale zara (Gray, 1849)"](https://www.gbif.org/species/7747952). *gbif*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Hypnale zara"](https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Hypnale&species=zara). *The Reptile Database*.

Taxon identifiers Hypnale zara Wikidata: Q3144228 Wikispecies: Hypnale zara CoL: 6MPSD EoL: 23672585 GBIF: 7747952 iNaturalist: 103089 ITIS: 1058432 IUCN: 190497 NCBI: 1297013 Open Tree of Life: 4120616 RD: zara

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