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Uropeltis ruhunae

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Species of snake

Uropeltis ruhunae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Uropeltidae
Genus: Uropeltis
Species: U. ruhunae
Binomial name
Uropeltis ruhunae
Deraniyagala, 1954

Uropeltis ruhunae is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Etymology

The specific name, ruhunae, refers to the ancient Sri Lankan Principality of Ruhuna.

References

  1. Bamaradeniya, Channa N.B. (2006). The Fauna of Sri Lanka: Status of Taxonomy, Research and Conservation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). p. 163.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Uropeltis ruhunae, p. 228).

Further reading

  • Deraniyagala, P.E.P. (1954). "Two new snakes from Ceylon". Proceedings of the 10th Congress of the Ceylon Association for the Advancement of Science 1: 24. (Uropeltis ruhunae, new species).
Taxon identifiers
Uropeltis ruhunae


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