Trevelyan's Earth Snake

Trevelyan's earth snake is a burrowing uropeltid endemic to the rain forests and grasslands of Sri Lanka. The back is brown with a series of yellow triangular spots down each side, and the underside is yellow with a black spot on each scale. The quoted total length is 27.5 cm (Wikipedia, general species account).

The snout is acutely pointed and the tail ends in a large rugose shield that is neither truncated nor spined at the end. Nationally Endangered (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).