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 mendisi sp. nov. MCZ 18037 ( holotype ), 18034 ( paratype ), 18035 ( paratype ), 18036 ( paratype ), 18038 ( paratype ), and R-194641 Rasagalla , near (ca. 8 km to the northwest of) Balangoda , Ratnapura District , Sabaragamuwa Province , Sri Lanka ( 6.69° N , 80.64° E ; ca. 540 m a.s.l. : data from GoogleEarth) . CAS 226576 : Samanala Watta road, 8 miles above Balangoda , 950 m , Ratnapura District , Sabaragamuwa Province , Sri Lanka . CAS 226577–226582 ( 6 specimens ): Samanala Watta road, 2.5 miles above Balangoda , 720 m , Ratnapura District , Sabaragamuwa Province , Sri Lanka . TMM M-10041: Balangoda (above) Samanala watta, Sri Lanka ; elevation 950 m , Ratnapura District , Sabaragamuwa Province , Sri Lanka .