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Roshan Perera's Shieldtail

Shieldtails & Burrowing Snakes

Rhinophis roshanpererai

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Range

Endemic to Sri Lanka; described from Badulla District

Roshan Perera's shieldtail is a burrowing uropeltid endemic to Sri Lanka, first described from three specimens taken in Badulla District. It lacks pale stripes and has a small tail shield with three to four prominent spines. It is named for Roshan Perera, a reptile instructor at the Young Zoologists' Association of Sri Lanka and the Department of National Zoological Gardens (Wikipedia, general species account).

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

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Where is the Roshan Perera's Shieldtail found?
Endemic to Sri Lanka; described from Badulla District
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