Aspidura ravanai explained

Aspidura ravanai, commonly known as Ravana's rough-sided snake is a species of colubrid snake endemic to Sri Lanka.^[1]

Taxonomy

The specific name, ravanai, is in honor of the Sri Lankan mythological King Ravana.

Distribution and habitat

A. ravanai is known only from the western slopes Sri Pada sanctuary in the central highlands of Sri Lanka.^[2]

Description

A. ravanai is a small snake similar to its sister lineage A. trachyprocta. The dorsum is dark black in color. A yellowish line runs through the body in venter region.

Further reading

• Gans C, Fetcho JR. 1982. The Sri Lankan genus Aspidura (Serpentes, Reptilia, Colubridae). Annals of Carnegie Museum 51 (14): 271–316. (Aspidura deraniyagalae, new species).

Notes and References

1. Web site: A new species of Aspidura . mapress.com . 1 November 2017.
2. Web site: Aspidura ravanai, A New Species of Aspidura Wagler, 1830 (Squamata: Colubridae: Natricinae) from Sri Pada Sanctuary (Peak Wilderness), Sri Lanka . novataxa. 1 November 2017.