Aspidura brachyorrhos, commonly known as Boie's rough-sided snake and as ලේ මැඩිල්ලා (le medilla) in Sinhala, is a colubird species endemic to Sri Lanka. Bites from this species are known to cause mild local reaction, including a slight burning sensation and swelling.
Head indistinct from neck, body is cylindrical. Dorsally rich orange-brown, mottled, discontinuous mid-dorsal stripes distinct. 2 rows of lateral spots. Head dark brown.
Little is known. It occurs at elevations between 610-1100m. This species is known from tea plantations and vegetable gardens, and has also been dug up from riverbanks.
Reproduction
Between 2-6 measuring 8 × 28mm are produced.
References
^Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. & de Silva, A. (2021). "Aspidura brachyorrhos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T197196A123311997. Retrieved 19 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
aspidura, brachyorrhos, commonly, known, boie, rough, sided, snake, medilla, sinhala, colubird, species, endemic, lanka, bites, from, this, species, known, cause, mild, local, reaction, including, slight, burning, sensation, swelling, boie, rough, sided, snake. Aspidura brachyorrhos commonly known as Boie s rough sided snake and as ල ම ඩ ල ල le medilla in Sinhala is a colubird species endemic to Sri Lanka Bites from this species are known to cause mild local reaction including a slight burning sensation and swelling Boie s rough sided snakeConservation statusVulnerable IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataSuborder SerpentesFamily ColubridaeGenus AspiduraSpecies A brachyorrhosBinomial nameAspidura brachyorrhosBoie 1827 Contents 1 Distribution 2 Description 3 Scalation 4 Ecology 5 Reproduction 6 ReferencesDistribution EditA small burrowing snake from midhills of central Sri Lanka Localities recorded are Namunukula Gampola Weligala Peradeniya Gammaduwa Dambulla Kegalle and Kandy Description EditHead indistinct from neck body is cylindrical Dorsally rich orange brown mottled discontinuous mid dorsal stripes distinct 2 rows of lateral spots Head dark brown Scalation EditMidbody scale rows 17 Pre oculars present 2 Post oculars contact with parietal Ventrals 134 159 Subcaudals 25 39 Ecology EditLittle is known It occurs at elevations between 610 1100m This species is known from tea plantations and vegetable gardens and has also been dug up from riverbanks Reproduction EditBetween 2 6 measuring 8 28mm are produced References Edit Wickramasinghe L J M amp de Silva A 2021 Aspidura brachyorrhos IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021 e T197196A123311997 Retrieved 19 November 2021 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link http reptile database reptarium cz species genus Aspidura amp species brachyorrhos http www wildreach com reptile Serpentes Aspidura 20branchyorrhos php http eol org pages 1057089 names https www itis gov servlet SingleRpt SingleRpt search topic TSN amp search value 700770 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aspidura brachyorrhos amp oldid 1091187222, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
