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title: "Hump-nosed Viper"
description: "Hypnale hypnale — Répteis. Hypnale hypnale is a venomous pit viper species endemic to India and Sri Lanka."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/hump-nosed-viper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hump-nosed Viper

> Hypnale hypnale — Répteis. Hypnale hypnale is a venomous pit viper species endemic to India and Sri Lanka.

- Scientific name: *Hypnale hypnale*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 961
- Wikidata: [Q2715959](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2715959)
- iNaturalist taxon: [68530](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68530)

## Names

- en: Hump-nosed Viper
- de: Indische Nasenotter

## Countries with the most observations

IN (710), LK (191)

## Summary

Hypnale hypnale is a venomous pit viper species endemic to India and Sri Lanka. Common names include the hump-nosed viper, Merrem's hump-nosed viper hump-nosed pit viper, and Oriental hump-nosed viper.
No subspecies are currently recognized.

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

## Photo

![Hump-nosed Viper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hump-nosed-viper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vijay Barve · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42043123

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/hump-nosed-viper?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).