Aspidura desilvai
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Natricinae
Genus: Aspidura
Species:
Name
Aspidura desilvai Wickramasinghe, Bandara, Vidanapathirana & Wickramasinghe, 2019: 266
- Holotype: NMSL-NH 2019.01.02, adult ♂, collected by L.J.M. Wickramasinghe and D.R. Vidanapathirana on 07 July 2018.
- Type locality: “Riverstone, Knuckles, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka (07°31’39” N, 80°44’01” E, elevation 1420 m)”.
References
Primary references
- Wickramasinghe, L.J.M., Bandara, I.N., Vidanapathirana, D.R. & Wickramasinghe, N. 2019. A new species of Aspidura Wagler, 1830 (Squamata: Colubridae: Natricinae) from Knuckles, World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 4559(2): 265–280. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4559.2.3
Reference page.
Links
- Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Aspidura desilvai. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 April 2019.
Vernacular names
- English: de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake