Rhinophis drummondhayi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Uropeltidae |
Genus: | Rhinophis |
Species: | R. drummondhayi
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Binomial name | |
Rhinophis drummondhayi
Wall, 1921
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Rhinophis drummondhayi, commonly known as Drummond-Hay's earth snake, is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. [2] The species is endemic to Sri Lanka. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of R. drummondhayi is forest, at altitudes of 900–1,500 m (3,000–4,900 ft), but it has also been found in agricultural habitats such as home gardens and tea pantations. [1] [3]
R. drummondhayi is ovoviviparous. [2]
The specific name, drummondhayi, is in honor of Henry Maurice Drummond-Hay (1869–1932), who was a planter and naturalist in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), and who was the son of Scottish ornithologist Colonel Henry Maurice Drummond-Hay (1814–1896). [4]
Rhinophis drummondhayi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Uropeltidae |
Genus: | Rhinophis |
Species: | R. drummondhayi
|
Binomial name | |
Rhinophis drummondhayi
Wall, 1921
|
Rhinophis drummondhayi, commonly known as Drummond-Hay's earth snake, is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. [2] The species is endemic to Sri Lanka. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of R. drummondhayi is forest, at altitudes of 900–1,500 m (3,000–4,900 ft), but it has also been found in agricultural habitats such as home gardens and tea pantations. [1] [3]
R. drummondhayi is ovoviviparous. [2]
The specific name, drummondhayi, is in honor of Henry Maurice Drummond-Hay (1869–1932), who was a planter and naturalist in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), and who was the son of Scottish ornithologist Colonel Henry Maurice Drummond-Hay (1814–1896). [4]