Aspidura ceylonensis

(Aspidura ceylonensis)

Description

Aspidura ceylonensis, also known as the Ceylon keelback, black-spined snake, or slender mould snake, is a colubird snake endemic to Sri Lanka. It is locally known as කුරුන් කරවලා (kurun karawala) or රත් කරවලා (rath karawala) in Sinhala.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Natricidae
Genus:Aspidura
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