---
title: "Crotale du Sri Lanka"
description: "Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus — Reptiles. Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus, the Sri Lankan pit viper, Ceylon pit viper, Sri Lankan green pitviper or locally, pala polonga, (Sinhala: පළා පොළඟා) is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Sri Lanka."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/sri-lankan-green-pit-viper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Crotale du Sri Lanka

> Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus — Reptiles. Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus, the Sri Lankan pit viper, Ceylon pit viper, Sri Lankan green pitviper or locally, pala polonga, (Sinhala: පළා පොළඟා) is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Sri Lanka.

- Scientific name: *Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forêt), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 720
- iNaturalist taxon: [1304712](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1304712)

## Names

- en: Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper
- de: Ceylon-Lanzenotter
- fr: Crotale du Sri Lanka

## Countries with the most observations

LK (678)

## Summary

Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus, the Sri Lankan pit viper, Ceylon pit viper, Sri Lankan green pitviper or locally, pala polonga, (Sinhala: පළා පොළඟා) is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Sri Lanka. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craspedocephalus_trigonocephalus

## Photo

![Crotale du Sri Lanka](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sri-lankan-green-pit-viper/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Kenrick Gibson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138128820

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sri-lankan-green-pit-viper?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).