Rhinophis dorsimaculatus

Rhinophis dorsimaculatus
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Uropeltidae
Genus:	Rhinophis
Species:	R. dorsimaculatus
Binomial name
Rhinophis dorsimaculatus Deraniyagala, 1941

Rhinophis dorsimaculatus, commonly known as the polka-dot earth snake, ^[1] is a species of snake in the Uropeltidae family. It is endemic to the scrub jungles of Sri Lanka. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Rhinophis dorsimaculatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 May 2020.
2. Bamaradeniya, Channa N.B. The Fauna of Sri Lanka: Status of Taxonomy, Research and Conservation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: IUCN, 2006. 163.

Further reading

• Deraniyagala, P.E.P. 1941. A new fossorial snake (Rhinophis dorsimaculatus) from Ceylon. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 42 (4): 800–802.