Rhinophis roshanpererai
Appearance
Rhinophis roshanpererai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Uropeltidae |
Genus: | Rhinophis |
Species: | R. roshanpererai
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Binomial name | |
Rhinophis roshanpererai Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Rajeev & Gower, 2017
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Rhinophis roshanpererai is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1] The species was first described from three specimens taken from Badulla District.[2] The species lack pale stripes and possess three to four prominent spines with a small shield-tail.[3][4]
Etymolohy
The specific name roshanpererai was named in honor of deceased Roshan Perera, who was a reptile instructor at Young Zoologist's Association of Sri Lanka, Department of National Zoological Gardens.[5]
References
- ^ "Rhinophis roshanpererai - A New Species of Rhinophis Hemprich, 1820 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) from the central hills of Sri Lanka". Species New to Science. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Rhinophis roshanpererai sp. nov., paratype". Research Gate. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "A new species of Rhinophis Hemprich, 1820 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) from the central hills of Sri Lanka". biotaxa.org. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Roadkill leads to discovery of burrowing snake". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "New Shieldtail species from Badulla නව සර්ප විශේෂයක් බදුල්ලෙන් සොයාගනී". Vidusara. Retrieved 18 June 2017.