Gerrhopilus ceylonicus

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Gerrhopilus ceylonicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Gerrhopilidae
Genus: Gerrhopilus
Species:
G. ceylonicus
Binomial name
Gerrhopilus ceylonicus
(Smith, 1943)
Synonyms [2]

Typhlops ceylonicus Smith, 1943

Gerrhopilus ceylonicus, also known as the Sri Lanka worm snake, is a species of snake in the family of Gerrhopilidae. [2] [3] It is endemic to Sri Lanka. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Wickramasinghe, L.J.M.; Wickramasinghe, N. (2021). "Gerrhopilus ceylonicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T42495075A42495084. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T42495075A42495084.en . Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Gerrhopilus ceylonicus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 29 July 2018.
  3. ↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN   1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN   1-893777-01-4 (volume).
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