Aspidura
| Aspidura | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Subclass: | Diapsida |
| Infraclass: | Lepidosauromorpha |
| Superorder: | Lepidosauria |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Infraorder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Natricinae |
| Genus: | Aspidura |
Aspidura is a genus of the Colubridae family of snakes that is endemic to island of Sri Lanka which is commonly known as Rough-sided snake, and as මැඩිල්ලා (maedilla) in Sinhala. Black-spined snake which was once in the genus Haplocercus is now added to this genus. The genus is now comprised with 8 species.
Species
- Boie's rough-sided snake Aspidura brachyorrhos Sri Lanka
- Cope's rough-sided snake Aspidura copei Sri Lanka
- Deraniyagala's rough-sided snake Aspidura deraniyagalae Sri Lanka
- Drummond-Hay's rough-sided snake Aspidura drummondhayi Sri Lanka
- Gunther's rough-sided snake Aspidura guentheri Sri Lanka
- Common rough-sided snake Aspidura trachyprocta Sri Lanka
- Black-spined snake Aspidura ceylonensis Sri Lanka
References
- http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Aspidura&species=drummondhayi
- http://biostor.org/reference/40976
- http://jpaleontol.geoscienceworld.org/content/72/2/401.citation
- http://www.amazon.com/Aspidura-Serpentes-reptilia-Colubridae-Carnegie/dp/B00072JZSO