Rhinophis drummondhayi

Rhinophis drummondhayi
Scientific classification Edit this 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.[2] The species is endemic to Sri Lanka.[2]

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.[1][3]

Reproduction

R. drummondhayi is ovoviviparous.[2]

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).[4]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b c Rhinophis drummondhayi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 January 2017.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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 [Sri Lanka]: Colombo Museum. (H.R. Cottle, Government Printer). xxii + 581 pp. (Rhinophis drummondhayi, new species, pp. 43–44).



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