Biology:Rhinophis roshanpererai
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Short description: Species of snake
| Rhinophis roshanpererai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Uropeltidae |
| Genus: | Rhinophis |
| Species: | R. roshanpererai
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhinophis roshanpererai Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Rajeev & Gower, 2017[1]
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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
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rhinophis roshanpererai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 November 2020.
- ↑ "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. http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2017/05/rhinophis-roshanpererai.html. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ↑ "Roadkill leads to discovery of burrowing snake". The Sunday Times. http://www.sundaytimes.lk/170528/news/roadkill-leads-to-discovery-of-burrowing-snake-242678.html. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ↑ "New Shieldtail species from Badulla නව සර්ප විශේෂයක් බදුල්ලෙන් සොයාගනී". Vidusara. http://www.vidusara.com/2017/05/24/feature5.html. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q30085215 entry
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