Aspidura ravanai
| Aspidura ravanai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 is a species of colubrid snake endemic to Sri Lanka.[2]
Taxonomy[edit]
The specific name, ravanai, is in honor of the Sri Lankan mythological King Ravana.
Distribution and habitat[edit]
A. ravanai is known only from the western slopes Sri Pada sanctuary in the central highlands of Sri Lanka.[3]
Description[edit]
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.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. (2021). "Aspidura ravanai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T145974011A145974061. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "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[edit]
- 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).