Aspidura ravanai

Aspidura ravanai, commonly known as Ravana's rough-sided snake (Sinhala: රාවණගේ මැඩිල්ලා, ravanage medilla) is a colubrid species endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]

Aspidura ravanai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Aspidura
Species:
A. ravanai
Binomial name
Aspidura ravanai
Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Kandambi, Pyron & Wickramasinghe, 2017

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

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).
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