Schneider's Shieldtail

Schneider's shieldtail, or Schneider's earth snake, is a burrowing uropeltid endemic to Sri Lanka, found in the Northern and Eastern Provinces at Mullaitivu, Vavuniya and Trincomalee. It is brown above and below, each scale with a lighter margin, with some yellow markings on the tail. Adults may reach a total length of 43 cm (Wikipedia, general species account).

The snout is acutely pointed, and the tail ends in a large convex, rugose shield that is neither truncated nor spined at the end. The body is about 37 to 39 times as long as it is wide. No status is given for it in the Sri Lanka National Red List 2012 list checked.