Matale Shieldtail

The Matale shieldtail, also called Gunasekara's shield-tail snake, is a burrowing uropeltid endemic to Sri Lanka, discovered in the Matale District of the Central Province. It was first described in 2020 by the Sri Lankan herpetologist Mendis Wickramasinghe. It is told from other shieldtails by a smaller and less protuberant tail shield (Wikipedia, general species account).

No status is given for it in the Sri Lanka National Red List 2012 list checked.