| 词条 | Aspidura ceylonensis |
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| image = | image_caption = | taxon = Aspidura ceylonensis | authority = (Günther, 1858) | synonyms = {{species list | Haplocercus ceylonensis | Günther, 1858 | Aspidura carinata | – Jan, 1862 (fide Smith, 1943) | Haplocercus ceylonensis | — Boulenger, 1893; Wall, 1908, 1921, Smith 1943 | Haplocercus ceylonensis | — Das, 1996 | Aspidura ceylonensis | — Pyron et al. 2013; Wallach et al. 2014 }} | synonyms_ref = [1] }}Aspidura ceylonensis, also known as the Ceylon keelback,[1] black-spined snake, or slender mould snake,[4] is a colubird snake endemic to Sri Lanka.[1][4] It is locally known as කුරුන් කරවලා (kurun karawala) or රත් කරවලා (rath karawala) in Sinhala.[4] DistributionAspidura ceylonensis is a semi-fossorial snake from submontane forests. Restricted to submontane forests and plantations of the Central Highlands, including Pussellawa, Gampola, Hatton, Knuckles, Balangoda, Pundaluoya, Ramboda, Kotagala, Namunukula, Mousakanda, Gammaduwa, and Kotmale, up to about {{convert|1200|m|abbr=on}} of elevation.[4]DescriptionHead is long and snout is broadly rounded. Neck is indistinct. The body is slender with cylindrical, short tail. Dorsal side is crimson brown with a black vertebral line, hence given the name. Dorsum of fore body is brown. Laterally there are a series of black spots in a line. Neck region has a dark brown marking. Venter is crimson colored. Adults are {{convert|50|cm|abbr=on}} in length.[4] ScalationMidbody has 17 scale rows. There are 162–207 ventral scales and 37–56 subcaudal scales. The scales are smooth and iridescent.[4] EcologyIt is a nocturnal and terrestrial snake that lives in damp soil, silted-up drains, beneath heaps of decaying leaves, and in similar places where there are earthworms, its primary prey.[4] ReproductionClutches of two to five eggs are produced in the months of August to November.[4] References1. ^1 2 3 {{NRDB species |genus=Aspidura |species=ceylonensis |accessdate=10 October 2018}} [1][2]2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite web |url=http://www.wildreach.com:80/reptile/Serpentes/Haplocerus ceylonensis.php |title=Black-spined Snake |author= |date=1997–2009 |work=Sri Lanka Reptile |publisher= |accessdate=10 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115163117/http://www.wildreach.com/reptile/Serpentes/Haplocerus%20ceylonensis.php |archive-date=2017-11-15 |dead-url=yes |df= }} }} External links
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