Aspidura ravanai
Aspidura ravanai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Aspidura |
Species: | A. ravanai
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Binomial name | |
Aspidura ravanai Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Kandambi, Pyron & Wickramasinghe, 2017
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Aspidura ravanai, commonly known as Ravana's rough-sided snake (Sinhala: රාවණගේ මැඩිල්ලා, ravanage medilla) is a colubrid species endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]
Etymology[]
The specific name, ravanai, is in honor of Sri Lankan historical King Ravana.
Geographic range[]
A. ravanai is known only from the western slopes Sri Pada sanctuary in the central highlands of Sri Lanka.[2]
Description[]
A. ravanai is a small snake similar to its sister lineage A. trachyprocta. The dorsum is dark black in color. A yellowish line runs through the body in venter region.[2]
References[]
- ^ "A new species of Aspidura". mapress.com. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Aspidura ravanai, A New Species of Aspidura Wagler, 1830 (Squamata: Colubridae: Natricinae) from Sri Pada Sanctuary (Peak Wilderness), Sri Lanka". novataxa. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
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).
Categories:
- Colubrids
- Reptiles described in 2017
- Reptiles of Sri Lanka