Uropeltis ruhunae explained

Uropeltis ruhunae is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to Sri Lanka.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, ruhunae, refers to the ancient Sri Lankan Principality of Ruhuna.^[2]

Further reading

• Deraniyagala, P.E.P. (1954). "Two new snakes from Ceylon". Proceedings of the 10th Congress of the Ceylon Association for the Advancement of Science 1: 24. (Uropeltis ruhunae, new species).

Notes and References

1. Bamaradeniya, Channa N.B. (2006). The Fauna of Sri Lanka: Status of Taxonomy, Research and Conservation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). p. 163.
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Uropeltis ruhunae, p. 228).