Aspidura desilvai
Species of snake
| Aspidura desilvai | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Aspidura |
| Species: | A. desilvai |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspidura desilvai Wickramasinghe, Bandara, Vidanapathirana, and Wickramasinghe, 2019 | |
Aspidura desilvai, commonly known as De Silva's rough-sided snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.[2] The species is endemic to Sri Lanka.[3]
Etymology
The specific name, desilvai, is in honor of Pilippu Hewa Don Hemasiri de Silva, the former director of the National Museums of Sri Lanka from 1965 to 1981 and also the author of the book Snake Fauna of Sri Lanka: with special reference to skull, dentition and venom in snakes.[3]
Geographic range
The species is endemic to the Knuckles Mountain Range in the Matale District of Sri Lanka.[3]
References
- ^ Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. (2021). "Aspidura desilvai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T145974379A145974541. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T145974379A145974541.en.
- ^ "New Aspidura species from Knuckles Range". The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ a b c Wickramasinghe, Nethu; Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga; Bandara, Imesh Nuwan; Wickramasinghe, L. J. Mendis (2019-02-20). "A new species of Aspidura Wagler, 1830 (Squamata: Colubridae: Natricinae) from Knuckles, World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka". Zootaxa. 4559 (2): 265–280. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4559.2.3. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 30791016. S2CID 73473715.
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