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Rhinophis roshanpererai

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Rhinophis roshanpererai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

Etymolohy

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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

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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.