Wildlifeof Sri Lanka
Phillipps' Earth Snake
Shieldtails & Burrowing SnakesRhinophis phillipsi
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Endemic to Sri Lanka
Phillipps' earth snake is a non-venomous burrowing uropeltid endemic to Sri Lanka. It is named for the British naturalist Major William Watt Addison Phillips (1892–1981) (Wikipedia, general species account).
No further species-level description was available in the source consulted. Nationally Endangered (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012, listed as Uropeltis phillipsi).
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- Where is the Phillipps' Earth Snake found?
- Endemic to Sri Lanka