Rhinophis drummondhayi | |
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Conservation status | |
Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Uropeltidae |
Genus: | Rhinophis |
Species: | R. drummondhayi |
Binomial name | |
Rhinophis drummondhayi Wall, 1921 |
Rhinophis drummondhayi, commonly known as Drummond-Hay's earth snake, is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of R. drummondhayi is forest, at altitudes of 900–1,500 m (3,000–4,900 ft), but it has also been found in agricultural habitats such as home gardens and tea pantations.
Reproduction
R. drummondhayi is ovoviviparous.
Etymology
The specific name, drummondhayi, is in honor of Henry Maurice Drummond-Hay (1869–1932), who was a planter and naturalist in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), and who was the son of Scottish ornithologist Colonel Henry Maurice Drummond-Hay (1814–1896).
References
- ^ Wickramasinghe, N.; Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. (2021). "Rhinophis drummondhayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178286A123306699. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T178286A123306699.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Rhinophis drummondhayi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 January 2017.
- Bamaradeniya, Channa N.B. (2006). The Fauna of Sri Lanka: Status of Taxonomy, Research and Conservation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). p. 163.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Rhinophis drummondhayi, p. 76).
Further reading
- Smith MA (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Rhinophis drummondhayi, p. 89).
- Wall F (1921). Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of Ceylon. Colombo, Ceylon : Colombo Museum. (H.R. Cottle, Government Printer). xxii + 581 pp. (Rhinophis drummondhayi, new species, pp. 43–44).
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