Gerrhopilus ceylonicus

Gerrhopilus ceylonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Family:Gerrhopilidae
Genus:Gerrhopilus
Species: G. ceylonicus
Binomial name
Gerrhopilus ceylonicus
(Smith, 1943)
Synonyms[1]

Typhlops ceylonicus Smith, 1943

Gerrhopilus ceylonicus, also known as the Sri Lanka worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Gerrhopilidae.[1][2] It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gerrhopilus ceylonicus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2018.
  2. 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).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.