Lycodon chithrasekarai

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Lycodon chithrasekarai
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Lycodon
Species:
L. chithrasekarai
Binomial name
Lycodon chithrasekarai
Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Pushpamal & Wickramasinghe, 2020
Synonyms

Lycodon osmanhilli Taylor, 1950

Lycodon chithrasekarai, also known commonly as the Chithrasekara's bridal snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Sri Lanka. [1] [2]

Distribution

The snake is recorded from Kanneliya Forest Reserve, Sri Pada Forest, Runa Kanda and Deniyaya areas. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Wickramasinghe, Nethu; Pushpamal, Vishan; Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga; Wickramasinghe, L. J. Mendis (2020-03-06). "A new species of Dryocalamus (Serpentes: Colubridae) endemic to the rainforests of southwestern Sri Lanka". Zootaxa. 4748 (2). zootaxa.4748.2.2: 248–260. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4748.2.2. PMID   32230073. S2CID   214748254.
  2. ↑ "A New Species of Dryocalamus (Serpentes: Colubridae) endemic to the Rainforests of southwestern Sri Lanka". Novataxa. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "New species of snake found in Sri Lanka". Ada. Retrieved 11 March 2020.


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