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Aspidura ravanai Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Kandambi, Pyron & Wickramasinghe 2017

Aspidura ravanai

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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

The specific name, ravanai, is in honor of the Sri Lankan mythological King Ravana.

Distribution and habitat

A. ravanai is known only from the western slopes Sri Pada sanctuary in the central highlands of Sri Lanka.[3]

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.[3]

References

  1. ^ Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. (2021). "Aspidura ravanai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T145974011A145974061. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "A new species of Aspidura". mapress.com. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  3. ^ 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.
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Aspidura ravanai: Brief Summary

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Aspidura ravanai, commonly known as Ravana's rough-sided snake is a species of colubrid snake endemic to Sri Lanka.

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