Ceylon Keelback
Aspidura ceylonensis
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Natricidae
Aspidura ceylonensis, also known as the Ceylon keelback, black-spined snake, or slender mould snake, is a species of colubrid snake endemic to Sri Lanka. Distribution Aspidura ceylonensis is a semi-fossorial snake from submontane forests. Restricted to submontane forests and plantations of the Central Highlands, including Pussellawa, Gampola, Hatton, Knuckles, Balangoda, Pundaluoya, Ramboda, Kotagala, Namunukula, Mousakanda, Gammaduwa, and Kotmale, up to about 1,200 m (3,900 ft) of elevation.
Aspidura ceylonensis est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Natricidae. Répartition Cette espèce est endémique du Sri Lanka. Description Dans sa description Günther indique que le spécimen en sa possession mesure 48 cm dont 6 cm pour la queue.
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Distribution
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