Rhinophis roshanpererai

Rhinophis roshanpererai
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Uropeltidae
Genus:	Rhinophis
Species:	R. roshanpererai
Binomial name
Rhinophis roshanpererai Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Rajeev & Gower, 2017 [1]

Rhinophis roshanpererai, the Roshan Perera's shieldtail or Roshan Perera's rhinophis, is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. ^{[2] [3]} The species was first described from three specimens taken from Badulla District. The species lack pale stripes and possess three to four prominent spines with a small shield-tail. ^{[1] [4]}

Etymology

The specific name roshanpererai was named in honor of deceased Roshan Perera, who was a reptile instructor at Young Zoologist's Association of Sri Lanka, Department of National Zoological Gardens. ^{[2] [5]}

References

1. Wickramasinghe, L. J. Mendis; Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga; Rajeev, M. D. Gehan & Gower, David J. (2017). "A new species of Rhinophis Hemprich, 1820 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) from the central hills of Sri Lanka". Zootaxa. 4263 (1): 153–164. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4263.1.7. PMID   28609885.
2. Rhinophis roshanpererai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 November 2020.
3. "Rhinophis roshanpererai - A New Species of Rhinophis Hemprich, 1820 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) from the central hills of Sri Lanka". Species New to Science. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
4. "Roadkill leads to discovery of burrowing snake". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
5. "New Shieldtail species from Badulla නව සර්ප විශේෂයක්‌ බදුල්ලෙන් සොයාගනී". Vidusara. Retrieved 18 June 2017.