Uropeltis ruhunae
Uropeltis ruhunae is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]
| Uropeltis ruhunae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Uropeltidae |
| Genus: | Uropeltis |
| Species: | U. ruhunae |
| Binomial name | |
| Uropeltis ruhunae Deraniyagala, 1954 | |
Etymology
The specific name, ruhunae, refers to the ancient Sri Lankan Kingdom of Ruhuna.[2]
References
- Bamaradeniya, Channa N.B. (2006). The Fauna of Sri Lanka: Status of Taxonomy, Research and Conservation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). p. 163.
- 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. (Uropeltis ruhunae, p. 228).
Further reading
- Deraniyagala, P.E.P. (1954). "Two new snakes from Ceylon". Proceedings of the 10th Congress of the Ceylon Association for the Advancement of Science 1: 24. (Uropeltis ruhunae, new species).
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