Given Singapore's location at the confluence of important maritime trading routes, and that it
was established as a British East India Company trading post in 1819, it is unsurprising that …

Snake diversity in the island of Sri Lanka is extremely high, hosting at least 89 inland (ie,
non-marine) snake species, of which at least 49 are endemic. This includes the endemic …

Hump-nosed viper bites are common in the Indian subcontinent. In the past, hump-nosed
vipers (Hypnalespecies) were considered moderately venomous snakes whose bites result …

Abstract The 'Out of India'hypothesis is often invoked to explain patterns of distribution
among Southeast Asian taxa. According to this hypothesis, Southeast Asian taxa originated …

In widespread species, the diverse ecological conditions in which the populations occur,
and the presence of many potential geographical barriers through their range are expected …

Crotalines (pitvipers) in the Americas are distributed from southern Canada to southern
Argentina, and are represented by 13 genera and 163 species that constitute a …

Hump-nosed viper (Hypnale species) bites are common in Sri Lanka and a proportion of
these bites lead to coagulation abnormalities and acute kidney injury (AKI). We observed …

Background Bites by the hump-nosed pit vipers (HNPV) of the genus Hypnale are the
commonest type of venomous snakebites in Sri Lanka. Their bites frequently cause local …

Background Hump-nosed pit vipers (Hypnale hypnale) are highly venomous snakes found
in Sri Lanka and the Western Ghats region of India. They are the most common cause of …

Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), which includes the spectrum of hemolytic uremic
syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, is an uncommon complication of hump …