Aspidura guentheri
Günther's Rough-sided Snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Sauropsida |
Subclass: | Diapsida |
Infraclass: | Lepidosauromorpha |
Superorder: | Lepidosauria |
Order: | Squamata |
Infraorder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Aspidura |
Species: | A. guentheri |
Binomial name | |
Aspidura guentheri (Ferguson, 1876) | |
Günther's Rough-sided Snake, (Aspidura guentheri), known as කුඩා මැඩිල්ලා (kuda medilla) in Sinhala, is a colubird species endemic to Sri Lanka. It is the smallest member of genus Aspidura.
Destribution
A burrowing snake restricted to the lowlands of Sri Lanka. Localities recorded include Ratnapura, Deniyaya, Yapitikanda, Kandilpana, Kosgama, Kalutara, and Balangoda at elevations of 100-500m..
Description
Head indistinct from neck, body is cylindrical. Dorsum brown mottled with dark brown. Forehead is dark. A pale neck band present. Vertebral and lateral rows of dark spots. Venter light brown.
Scalation
Midbody scale rows 17. Pre-oculars present. A single post-ocular contact with parietal. Ventrals 103-122. Subcaudals 18-29.
Ecology
Diet comprises mainly earthworms.
Reproduction
Clutches of 1 to 3 eggs are laying.
References
- http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Aspidura&species=guentheri
- http://www.wildreach.com/reptile/Serpentes/Aspidura%20Guentheri.php
- http://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/Aspidura_guentheri
- http://eol.org/pages/795706/overview
- http://www.biologybrowser.org/node/1230757
- http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=700774
- http://www.gbif.org/species/5223306