Rhinophis roshanpererai
Rhinophis roshanpererai | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Uropeltidae |
Genus: | Rhinophis |
Species: | R. roshanpererai
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Binomial name | |
Rhinophis roshanpererai |
Rhinophis roshanpererai, the Roshan Perera's shieldtail or Roshan Perera's rhinophis, is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[2][3] The species was first described from three specimens taken from Badulla District. The species lack pale stripes and possess three to four prominent spines with a small shield-tail.[1][4]
Etymolohy[]
The specific name roshanpererai was named in honor of deceased Roshan Perera, who was a reptile instructor at Young Zoologist's Association of Sri Lanka, Department of National Zoological Gardens.[2][5]
References[]
- ^ a b Wickramasinghe, L. J. Mendis; Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga; Rajeev, M. D. Gehan & Gower, David J. (2017). "A new species of Rhinophis Hemprich, 1820 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) from the central hills of Sri Lanka". Zootaxa. 4263 (1): 153–164. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4263.1.7.
- ^ a b Rhinophis roshanpererai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Rhinophis roshanpererai - A New Species of Rhinophis Hemprich, 1820 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) from the central hills of Sri Lanka". Species New to Science. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Roadkill leads to discovery of burrowing snake". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "New Shieldtail species from Badulla නව සර්ප විශේෂයක් බදුල්ලෙන් සොයාගනී". Vidusara. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
Categories:
- Rhinophis
- Snakes of Asia
- Reptiles of Sri Lanka
- Endemic fauna of Sri Lanka
- Reptiles described in 2017
- Taxa named by Mendis Wickramasinghe
- Alethinophidia stubs