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Gerrhopilus ceylonicus

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Species of snake

Gerrhopilus ceylonicus
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Gerrhopilidae
Genus: Gerrhopilus
Species: G. ceylonicus
Binomial name
Gerrhopilus ceylonicus
(Smith, 1943)
Synonyms

Typhlops ceylonicus Smith, 1943

Gerrhopilus ceylonicus, also known as the Sri Lanka worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Gerrhopilidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

References

  1. Wickramasinghe, L.J.M.; Wickramasinghe, N. (2021). "Gerrhopilus ceylonicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T42495075A42495084. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T42495075A42495084.en. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ Gerrhopilus ceylonicus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2018.
  3. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
Taxon identifiers
Gerrhopilus ceylonicus

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