Aspidura deraniyagalae
Aspidura deraniyagalae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Aspidura |
Species: | A. deraniyagalae
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Binomial name | |
Aspidura deraniyagalae Gans & , 1982
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Aspidura deraniyagalae, commonly known as Deraniyagala's rough-sided snake, the Sri Lanka rough-sided snake, and කදු මැඩිල්ලා (kandu medilla) in Sinhala, is a colubrid species endemic to Sri Lanka.
Etymology[]
The specific name, deraniyagalae, is in honor of Sri Lankan zoologist Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala.[2]
Geographic range[]
Aspidura deraniyagalae is known from the eastern slopes of the central highlands of Sri Lanka. Localities recorded are Namunukula, Kanawarella, Spring Valley, and Pindarawatta, at elevations of around 1,520 m (4,990 ft).
Description[]
Aspidura deraniyagalae is a small snake. The head is indistinct from the neck, and the body is cylindrical in cross section. The dorsum is light beige to dark brown. The head is dark-pigmented. The venter is blackish-brown, with lighter mottling.
Scalation[]
Aspidura deraniyagalae has the following scalation. The dorsal scales are arranged in 17 rows at midbody. Preoculars are present, forming a part of the anterior border of the orbit of the eye. The 2 postoculars are in contact with the parietal. Ventrals 117–122. Subcaudals 13–26.
Reproduction[]
Sexually mature females of A. deraniyagalae produce about 2 to 4 eggs at a time.
References[]
- ^ Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. (2021). "Aspidura deraniyagalae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T197195A123311992. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Aspidura deraniyagalae, p. 70).
External links[]
- http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Aspidura&species=deraniyagalae
- http://www.wildreach.com/reptile/Serpentes/Aspidura%20deraniyagalae.php
- http://slendemics.net/easl/reps/COLUBRIDAE.html
Further reading[]
- Gans C, Fetcho JR (1982). "The Sri Lankan genus Aspidura (Serpentes, Reptilia, Colubridae)". Annals of Carnegie Museum 51 (14): 271–316. (Aspidura deraniyagalae, new species).
- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Colubrids
- Reptiles described in 1982
- Reptiles of Sri Lanka