Ceylonese Cylinder Snake

Cylindrophis maculatus est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Cylindrophiidae. Répartition Cette espèce est endémique du Sri Lanka. Publication originale Linnaeus, 1758 : Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, ed.

The Ceylonese cylinder snake (Cylindrophis maculatus) is a species of snake in the family Cylindrophiidae endemic to Sri Lanka. It is known from plains up to 1000m, localities include Gampola, Peradeniya, Kandy, Pallekele, and Elahera in the central hills and Nikaweratiya in the north-western part of the island. Known as දෙපත් නයා (depath naya) and වටඋල්ලා (wataulla) in Sinhala, it is the first reptile discovered and documented by Sri Lanka.

Cylindrophis, del griego clásico κύλινδρος (kúlindros), "cilindro", y ὄφις (óphis), "serpiente", es el único género de la familia monotípica de serpientes subterráneas de los cilindrófidos (Cylindrophiidae). ​ Son propias de la región indomalaya, la Wallacea y las islas Aru. Especies Se reconocen las 13 siguientes especies:​ Cylindrophis aruensis Boulenger, 1920 Cylindrophis boulengeri Roux, 1911 Cylindrophis burmanus Smith, 1943 Cylindrophis engkariensis Stuebing, 1994 Cylindrophis isolepis Boulenger, 1896 Cylindrophis jodiae Amarasinghe, Ineich, Campbell & Hallermann, 2015 Cylindrophis…