Rhinophis zigzag
Zigzag Shieldtail | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Uropeltidae |
Genus: | Rhinophis |
Species: | R. zigzag
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Binomial name | |
Rhinophis zigzag Gower & Maduwage, 2011
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Rhinophis zigzag, or Zigzag Shieldtail, is a species of snake in the Uropeltidae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
References[]
- http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Rhinophis&species=zigzag
- http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110522/News/nws_10.html
- https://www.academia.edu/3336826/Rhinophis_goweri_-_new_shieldtail_snake_from_Eastern_Ghats
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/215565299_Two_new_species_of_Rhinophis_Hemprich_(Serpentes_Uropeltidae)_from_Sri_Lanka
Categories:
- Rhinophis
- Reptiles of Sri Lanka
- Reptiles described in 2011
- Alethinophidia stubs