Rhinophis drummondhayi

Rhinophis drummondhayi
Scientific classification
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 the forests, grasslands, and agricultural habitats of Sri Lanka.[1][3]

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. 1 2 Gower DJ, de Silva A (2010). "Rhinophis drummondhayi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T178286A7514480. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  2. ↑ 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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