| 词条 | Aspidura deraniyagalae |
| 释义 |
| name = Aspidura deraniyagalae | image = | image_width = | image_caption = | genus = Aspidura | species = deraniyagalae | authority = Gans & Fetcho, 1982 }} Aspidura deraniyagalae, commonly known as Deraniyagala's rough-sided snake, the Sri Lanka rough-sided snake, and කදු මැඩිල්ලා (kandu medilla) in Sinhala, is a colubrid species endemic to Sri Lanka. EtymologyThe specific name, deraniyagalae, is in honor of Sri Lankan zoologist Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala.[1] Geographic rangeA. deraniyagalae is known from the eastern slopes of the central highlands of Sri Lanka. Localities recorded are Namunukula, Kanawarella, Spring Valley, and Pindarawatta, at elevations of around {{convert|1520|m|ft|abbr=on}}. DescriptionA. deraniyagalae is a small snake. The head is indistinct from the neck, and the body is cylindrical in cross section. The dorsum is light beige to dark brown. The head is dark-pigmented. The venter is blackish-brown, with lighter mottling. ScalationA. deraniyagalae has the following scalation. The dorsal scales are arranged in 17 rows at midbody. Preoculars are present, forming a part of the anterior border of the orbit of the eye. The 2 postoculars are in contact with the parietal. Ventrals 117-122. Subcaudals 13-26. ReproductionSexually mature females of A. deraniyagalae produce about 2 to 4 eggs at a time. References1. ^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 deraniyagalae, p. 70). External links
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