A new species of Rhinophis Hemprich, 1820 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) from southwestern Sri Lanka
Author
Gower, David J.
text
Zootaxa
2020
2020-07-13
4810
3
495
510
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.6
1175-5326
3943969
88985733-0F15-4BEC-AB68-C9AF087C6B2B
Rhinophis
cf.
mendisi
NMSL
MW 1785
(erroneously reported as
UK
.
MW 1785
by
Jins
et al.
2018) and
NMSL
MW 1788
: near
Rakwana
,
Ratnapura District
,
Sabaragamuwa Province
,
Sri Lanka
(
6.46083° N
,
80.63083° E
;
750 m
)
.
CAS 244608: Godigamuwa,
Sri Lanka
(unknown location; the online gazetteer fallingrain.com has 15 entries for
Sri Lanka
under this place name, in five provinces).
AMNH 104443
:
Wellawaya
,
Kitulkote
,
Uva Province
,
Sri Lanka
(Wellawaya is at ca.
6.73° N
,
81.10° E
,
190 m
according to GoogleEarth; Kitulkote lies almost
25 km
directly South at
6.495° N
,
81.13° E
and only
85 m
)
.