Günther's Rough-sided Snake

Günther's rough-sided snake is a small burrowing colubrid endemic to the lowlands of Sri Lanka, and the smallest member of its genus. It is named for the herpetologist Albert Günther. Recorded localities include Ratnapura, Deniyaya, Kalutara and Balangoda at altitudes of 100 to 500 m. The head is indistinct from the neck and the body cylindrical. The back is brown, mottled with dark brown, with a dark forehead, a pale neck band and three rows of dark spots down the back (Wikipedia, general species account).

Its diet comprises mainly earthworms. It is oviparous, laying clutches of one to three eggs. Nationally Near Threatened (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).