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THE ANCIENT GUARDIANS

Snakes
of Sri Lanka

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From the iconic Indian Cobra to the rare endemic shieldtails of the wet zone. Explore the fascinating world of the 108 snake species recorded across the island's diverse landscapes.

Schokari’s Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis schokari) in Sri Lanka

Ref

Common Name

Scientific Details

Key Locations

Status

#001

Wart Snake / Cloth Snake

Acrochordus granulatus

#002

Green Vine Snake

Ahaetulla nasuta

LCE

#003

Brown Vine Snake

Ahaetulla pulverulenta

LCE

#004

Ornate Flying Snake

Chrysopelea ornate

#005

Sri Lankan Flying Snake

Chrysopelea taprobanica

#006

Boulenger’s Bronze-back

Dendrelaphis bifrenalis

#007

Striped-tailed Bronze-back

Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus

#008

Sinharaja Tree Snake

Dendrelaphis effrenis

ENE

#009

Oliver’s Bronze-back

Dendrelaphis oliveri

DDE

#010

Schokar’s Bronze-back

Dendrelaphis schokari

VUE

#011

Common Bronze-back

Dendrelaphis tristis

#012

Wickramasinghes’ Bronze-back

Dendrelaphis wickrorum

LCE

#013

Barnes’s Cat Snake

Boiga barnesii

VUE

#014

Sri Lanka Cat Snake

Boiga ceylonensis

LCE

#015

Forsten’s Cat Snake

Boiga forsteni

#016

Common Cat Snake

Boiga trigonata

#017

Ranawana’s Golden Cat Snake

Boiga ranawanei

LCE

#018

Trinket Snake

Coelognathus Helena

#019

Chithrasekara’s Bridal Snake

Dryocalamus chithrasekarai

LCE

#020

Common Bridal Snake

Dryocalamus nympha

#021

Calamaria Reed Snake

Liopeltis calamaria

#022

Common Wolf Snake

Lycodon aulicus

#023

Sri Lanka Wolf Snake

Lycodon carinatus

ENE

#024

Flowery Wolf Snake

Lycodon fasciolatus

#025

Barred Wolf Snake

Lycodon striatus

#026

Arani Kukri Snake

Oligodon arnensis

#027

Templeton’s Kukri Snake

Oligodon calamarius

ENE

#028

Streaked Kukri Snake

Oligodon sublineatus

VUE

#029

Variegated Kukri Snake

Oligodon taeniolatus

#030

Joseph’s Racer

Platyceps josephi

#031

Rat Snake

Ptyas mucosa

#032

Buff Stripped Keelback

Amphiesma stolatum

#033

Boie’s Rough-side

Aspidura brachyorrhos

VUE

#034

Black-spined Snake

Aspidura ceylonensis

VUE

#035

Cope’s Rough-side

Aspidura copei

ENE

#036

Deraniyagala’s Rough-side

Aspidura deraniyagalae

CRE

#037

De Silva’s Rough-side

Aspidura desilvai

CRE

#038

Drummond-Hay’s Rough-side

Aspidura drummondhayi

ENE

#039

Gunther’s Rough-side

Aspidura guentheri

VUE

#040

Ravana’s Rough-side

Aspidura ravanai

CRE

#041

Common Rough-side

Aspidura trachyprocta

ENE

#042

Olive Keelback

Atretium schistosum

#043

Sri Lankan Keelback

Fowlea asperrima

LCE

#044

Tikiri Keelback

Fowlea unicolor

LCE

#045

Sri Lankan Blossom Krait

Rhabdophis ceylonensis

ENE

#046

Green Keelback

Rhabdophis plumbicolor

#047

Black-headed Snake

Sibynophis subpunctatus

#048

Sri Lankan Pipe Snake

Cylindrophis maculatus

VUE

#049

Common Indian Krait

Bungarus caeruleus

#050

Sri Lankan Krait

Bungarus ceylonicus

NTE

#051

Red-bellied Coral Snake

Calliophis haematoetron

ENE

#052

Slender Coral Snake

Calliophis melanurus

#053

Sri Lankan Cobra

Naja polyocellata

#054

Peter’s Sea Snake

Hydrophis bituberculatus

#055

Shaw’s Short Sea Snake

Hydrophis curtus

#056

Chittul/Annulated Sea Snake

Hydrophis cyanocinctus

#057

Banded Sea Snake

Hydrophis fasciatus

#058

Jerdon’s Sea Snake

Hydrophis jerdonii

#059

Persian Gulf Sea Snake

Hydrophis lapemoides

#060

Bombay Gulf Sea Snake

Hydrophis mammilaris

#061

Gray’s Sea Snake

Hydrophis ornatus

#062

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

Hydrophis platurus

#063

Hook-nosed Sea Snake

Hydrophis schistosus

#064

Narrow-banded Sea Snake

Hydrophis spiralis

#065

Stoke’s Sea Snake

Hydrophis stokesii

#066

Gunther’s Sea Snake

Hydrophis stricticollis

#067

Viperine Sea Snake

Hydrophis viperinus

#068

Small-headed Sea Snake

Microcephalophis gracilis

#069

Common Sand Boa

Eryx conicus

#070

Dog-faced Water Snake

Cerberus rynchops

#071

Rainbow Mud Snake

Enhydris enhydris

#072

Glossy Marsh Snake

Gerarda prevostiana

#073

Smith’s Blind Snake

Gerrhopilus ceylonicus

ENE

#074

Jan’s Blind Snake

Gerrhopilus mirus

CRE

#075

Indian Rock Python

Python molurus

#076

Brahminy Blind Snake

Indotyphlops braminus

#077

Lanka Blind Snake

Indotyphlops lankaensis

CRE

#078

Pied Blind Snake

Indotyphlops leucomelas

CRE

#079

Malcolm’s Blind Snake

Indotyphlops malcolmi

ENE

#080

Stoliczka’s Slender Blind Snake

Indotyphlops porrectus

#081

Taylor’s Blind Snake

Indotyphlops tenebrarum

DDE

#082

Veddha’s Blind Snake

Indotyphlops veddae

DDE

#083

Violet Blind Snake

Indotyphlops violaceus

DDE

#084

Blyth’s Shieldtail

Rhinophis blythii

ENE

#085

Orange Shieldtail

Rhinophis dorsimaculatus

ENE

#086

Drummond-Hay’s Shieldtail

Rhinophis drummondhayi

ENE

#087

Eranga Viraj’s Shieldtail

Rhinophis erangaviraji

CRE

#088

Gunasekara’s Shieldtail

Rhinophis gunasekarai

DDE

#089

Hemprich’s Shieldtail

Rhinophis homolepis

ENE

#090

Striped Shieldtail

Rhinophis lineatus

DDE

#091

Gray’s Earth Snake

Rhinophis melanogaster

ENE

#092

Mendis’ Shieldtail

Rhinophis mendisi

DDE

#093

Schneider’s Shieldtail

Rhinophis oxyrhynchus

DDE

#094

Cuvier’s Shieldtail

Rhinophis philippinus

ENE

#095

Phillip’s Earth Snake

Rhinophis phillipsi

CRE

#096

Willey’s Shieldtail

Rhinophis porrectus

ENE

#097

Muller’s Shieldtail

Rhinophis punctatus

CRE

#098

Roshan Perera’s Shieldtail

Rhinophis roshanpererai

CRE

#099

Large Shieldtail

Rhinophis saffragamus

VUE

#100

Deraniyagala’s Shieldtail

Rhinophis tricoloratus

ENE

#101

Zigzag Shieldtail

Rhinophis zigzag

DDE

#102

Russell’s Viper

Daboia russelii

#103

Saw-scaled Viper

Echis carinatus

#104

Amal’s Hump-nosed Pit Viper

Hypnale sp. amal

#105

Merrem’s Hump-nosed Pit Viper

Hypnale hypnale

#106

Highland Hump-nosed Pit Viper

Hypnale nepa

ENE

#107

Lowland Hump-nosed Pit Viper

Hypnale zara

NTE

#108

Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper

Peltopelor trigonocephalus

LCE

Snakes of Sri Lanka

Snakes
of Sri Lanka