Rhinophis drummondhayi

Rhinophis drummondhayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Uropeltidae
Genus: Rhinophis
Species: R. drummondhayi
Binomial name
Rhinophis drummondhayi
Wall, 1921

Rhinophis drummondhayi, commonly known as Drummond-Hay's earth snake, is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae.[2] The species is endemic to the forests, grasslands, and agricultural habitats of Sri Lanka.[1][3]

Etymology

The specific name, drummondhayi, is in honor of Henry Maurice Drummond-Hay (1869–1932), who was a planter and naturalist in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), and who was the son of Scottish ornithologist Colonel Henry Maurice Drummond-Hay (1814-1896).[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Gower, D.J.; de Silva, A. (2010). "Rhinophis drummondhayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T178286A7514480. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Rhinophis drummondhayi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Bamaradeniya, Channa N.B. The Fauna of Sri Lanka: Status of Taxonomy, Research and Conservation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: IUCN, 2006. 163.
  4. ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Rhinophis drummondhayi, p. 76).

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