Aspidura deraniyagalae

(Aspidura deraniyagalae)

Description

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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Family:Natricidae

Genus:Aspidura

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