Aspidura desilvai explained

Aspidura desilvai, commonly known as De Silva's rough-sided snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.^[1] The species is endemic to Sri Lanka.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, desilvai, is in honor of Pilippu Hewa Don Hemasiri de Silva, the former director of the National Museums of Sri Lanka from 1965 to 1981 and also the author of the book Snake Fauna of Sri Lanka: with special reference to skull, dentition and venom in snakes.

Geographic range

The species is endemic to the Knuckles Mountain Range in the Matale District of Sri Lanka.

Notes and References

1. Web site: New Aspidura species from Knuckles Range . The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. 25 February 2019.
2. Wickramasinghe. Nethu. Vidanapathirana. Dulan Ranga. Bandara. Imesh Nuwan. Wickramasinghe. L. J. Mendis. 2019-02-20. A new species of Aspidura Wagler, 1830 (Squamata: Colubridae: Natricinae) from Knuckles, World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka. Zootaxa. en. 4559. 2. 265–280. 10.11646/zootaxa.4559.2.3. 30791016 . 73473715 . 1175-5334.