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, and රාවණගේ මැඩිල්ලා (ravanage medilla) in Sinhala, is a colubrid species endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, ravanai, is in honor of Sri Lankan historical King Ravana.
Geographic range
A. ravanai is known only from the western slopes Sri Pada sanctuary in the central highlands of Sri Lanka.[2]
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.[2]
References
- ^ "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
- 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).