Distributed range & status
This is an endemic species to Sri Lanka. The specimens ware found in Trincomalee by Taylor in 1944 & now kept in the Field Museum of Natural History & University of Kansas Natural History Museum.
Scales
rostral |
Dorsally gets broader at the beginning & then gradually becomes narrowed. It spread to the mouth. |
frontal |
Shape is same as the pre-frontal. Smaller than the supraocular. |
supraoculars |
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parietals |
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prefrontals |
Shape is same as the frontal. Smaller than the supraocular. |
nasals |
Completely divided by the prefrontal scale. Post-nasal is larger than the pre-nasal. |
internasals |
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loreals |
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preoculars |
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postoculars |
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temporals |
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Supralabials |
4 (4th is twice as much as the 3rd) |
mental |
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infralabials |
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sublinguals |
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coastals |
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ventrals |
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anal |
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subcaudals |
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There are 20 mid body scale rows present. There are 298-326 scales on the body longitudinally.
Characteristics
The body is very small, elongated, thin & shiny. The snout is rounded. It lacks a distinct neck. Small head is present same as the size of the body. The eyes are not seen very clearly. They are covered with permeable scales. The nostrils are at the lateral positions. The tail is short & blunt, lacking a terminal spine.
Colour
Dorsal body is light brown with dark brown spots. The ventral body & the lateral body is light coloured. The mouth area is cream.
Venom
These snakes are non venomous.
Dentition
Data not found.
Behavior
Data not found.
Breeding
Data not found.
Growth
The specimen found is the length of 70-110mm.
Food
Data not found.
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