Aspidura
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| Aspidura | |
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| Aspidura trachyprocta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Natricinae |
| Genus: | Aspidura Wagler, 1830 |
Aspidura is a genus of the Colubridae family of snakes that is endemic to island of Sri Lanka which is commonly known as rough-sided snake, and as මැඩිල්ලා (maedilla) in Sinhala. Black-spined snake which was once in the genus Haplocercus is now added to this genus.[1] The genus is now comprised with 8 species, with the latest discovery in 2017.[2]
Species
- Boie's rough-sided snake Aspidura brachyorrhos Sri Lanka
- Black-spined snake Aspidura ceylonensis Sri Lanka
- Cope's rough-sided snake Aspidura copei Sri Lanka
- Deraniyagala's rough-sided snake Aspidura deraniyagalae Sri Lanka
- Drummond-Hay's rough-sided snake Aspidura drummondhayi Sri Lanka
- Gunther's rough-sided snake Aspidura guentheri Sri Lanka
- Ravana's rough-sided snake Aspidura ravanai Sri Lanka
- Common rough-sided snake Aspidura trachyprocta Sri Lanka
References
- ^ "Aspidura species". Reptile database. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "A New Species of Aspidura Wagler, 1830 (Squamata: Colubridae: Natricinae) from Sri Pada Sanctuary (Peak Wilderness), Sri Lanka". Reptile database. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- http://biostor.org/reference/40976
- http://jpaleontol.geoscienceworld.org/content/72/2/401.citation[permanent dead link]
- https://www.amazon.com/Aspidura-Serpentes-reptilia-Colubridae-Carnegie/dp/B00072JZSO
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