Gerrhopilus ceylonicus
| Gerrhopilus ceylonicus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Gerrhopilidae |
| Genus: | Gerrhopilus |
| Species: | G. ceylonicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gerrhopilus ceylonicus (Smith, 1943)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Typhlops ceylonicus Smith, 1943 | |
Gerrhopilus ceylonicus, also known as the Sri Lanka worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Gerrhopilidae.[2][3] It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Gerrhopilus ceylonicus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2018.
- ^ 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).