| 词条 | Aspidura copei |
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| image = | image_caption = | genus = Aspidura | species = copei | authority = Günther,1864 | synonyms = *Aspidura copii {{small|Günther, 1864}}
| synonyms_ref =[1] }} Aspidura copei, commonly known as Cope's rough-sided snake or කලු මැඩිල්ලා (kalu medilla) in Sinhalese, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Sri Lanka. EtymologyThe specific name, copei, is in honor of American herpetologist and paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope.[2] Geographic rangeA. copei is a found in the mountains of central Sri Lanka. Localities recorded are Dimbulla, Dickoya, Hopewell estate of Balangoda, Avissawella, and Pundaluoya. DescriptionThe head of A. copei is indistinct from the neck, and the body is cylindrical. The dorsum is brown, with a brownish-olive mid-dorsal band, 2-3 scales wide, flanked on each side by a series of 23-26 dark blotches. The flanks have dark markings occupying 2-4 scales that reach the ventrals. The forehead is olive-brown, and the lips are light yellow, edged with black. A narrow dark band descends diagonally from the temporals, past the angle of mouth, to the edge of the ventrals. The venter is mottled green, with a series of solid blotches along the ventral mid-line. Adults may attain a total length (including tail) of 63.5 cm (2 feet, 1 inch).[3] BehaviourA. copei is a burrowing snake. ScalationIn A. copei the dorsal scales are in 17 rows at midbody. Preoculars are absent. There are 2 postoculars in contact with the parietal. The ventrals number 123-137; and the subcaudals number 15-35. ReproductionDetails of the reproduction of A. copei are generally unknown. Only one female with 21 "remarkably round" eggs was found.[3] References1. ^"Aspidura copei ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. 2. ^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011) The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Aspidura copii, pp. 58-59). 3. ^1 Wall 1921. External links
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