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Aspidura

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Aspidura is a genus of the Colubridae family of snakes that is endemic to island of Sri Lanka which is commonly known as rough-sided snake. Black-spined snake which was once in the genus Haplocercus is now added to this genus.^[1] The genus is now comprised with 9 species, with the latest discovery in 2019.^[2]

Species

Boie's rough-sided snake Aspidura brachyorrhos Sri Lanka
Black-spined snake Aspidura ceylonensis Sri Lanka
Cope's rough-sided snake Aspidura copei Sri Lanka
Deraniyagala's rough-sided snake Aspidura deraniyagalae Sri Lanka
De Silva's rough-sided snake Aspidura desilvai Sri Lanka
Drummond-Hay's rough-sided snake Aspidura drummondhayi Sri Lanka
Gunther's rough-sided snake Aspidura guentheri Sri Lanka
Ravana's rough-sided snake Aspidura ravanai Sri Lanka
Common rough-sided snake Aspidura trachyprocta Sri Lanka

References

^ "Aspidura species". Reptile database. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
^ "A New Species of Aspidura Wagler, 1830 (Squamata: Colubridae: Natricinae) from Sri Pada Sanctuary (Peak Wilderness), Sri Lanka". Reptile database. Retrieved 1 November 2017.

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Aspidura: Brief Summary

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Aspidura is a genus of the Colubridae family of snakes that is endemic to island of Sri Lanka which is commonly known as rough-sided snake. Black-spined snake which was once in the genus Haplocercus is now added to this genus. The genus is now comprised with 9 species, with the latest discovery in 2019.

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