Rhinophis gunasekarai

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Rhinophis gunasekarai
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Uropeltidae
Genus: Rhinophis
Species:
R. erangaviraji
Binomial name
Rhinophis erangaviraji
Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Wickramasinghe, & Gower, 2020

Rhinophis gunasekarai, also known commonly as Gunasekara's shield-tail snake, is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. [2] The species is endemic to Sri Lanka, where it was discovered in the Matale District, Central Province. [3] [4] It was first described in 2020 by Sri Lankan herpetologist, Mendis Wickramasinghe. [4] [5]

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Description

R. gunasekarai is easily distinguished from other shieldtails by having a smaller and less protuberant tail shield. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Wickramasinghe LJM, Wickramasinghe N (2021). "Rhinophis erangaviraji ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T197175A123311937.en. Accessed on 31 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Rhinophis gunasekarai". iNaturalist Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 Rhinophis gunasekarai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 Wickramasinghe LJM, Vidanapathirana DR, Wickramasinghe N, Gower DJ. A new species of Rhinophis Hemprich, 1820 (Reptilia: Uropeltidae), from cloud forest of the Knuckles massif of Sri Lanka. Zootaxa. 2020 Jul 9;4810(1):zootaxa.4810.1.3. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.1.3. PMID 33055910.
  5. ↑ "New Species of Snakes Discovered in Knuckles, Sri Lanka! – Classic Sri Lanka". 27 November 2020.


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