Rhinophis gunasekarai
| Rhinophis gunasekarai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Uropeltidae |
| Genus: | Rhinophis |
| Species: | R. erangaviraji
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhinophis erangaviraji Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Wickramasinghe, & Gower, 2020
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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]
Description
[edit]R. gunasekarai is easily distinguished from other shieldtails by having a smaller and less protuberant tail shield.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rhinophis gunasekarai". iNaturalist Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ a b Rhinophis gunasekarai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 December 2020.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "New Species of Snakes Discovered in Knuckles, Sri Lanka! – Classic Sri Lanka". 27 November 2020.
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