| Higher Taxa | Uropeltidae, Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Drummond-Hay's Earth Snake |
| Synonym | Rhinophis drummondhayi WALL 1921: 43
Rhinophis drummondhayi — SMITH 1943: 89
Rhinophis drummondhayi — GANS 1966: 14
Rhinophis drummondhayi — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 137
Rhinophis drummondhayi — JANZEN et al. 2007
Rhinophis drummondhayi — WICKRAMASINGHE et al. 2009
Rhinophis drummondhayi — WALLACH et al. 2014: 650 |
| Distribution | Sri Lanka (Central and Uva Provinces, Haldumulla, Nanunukula, Uva Patnas), 1100-1400 m elevation.
Type locality: "Lennock estate in the centre of the Uva Patnas at about 4,000 to 4,200 feet . . . (also 1 specimen from) Kalupahani estate, Haldumulle District, [elevation:] about 3,000 feet, Ceylon”
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| Reproduction | ovovivparous |
| Types | Syntypes: BMNH 1946.1.16.79—1946.1.16.81 (formerly 1920.5.5.1 - 1920.5.5.4); MCZ 14348 — 14349 (listed erroneously as MCZ 19348 and MCZ 19349 by Gans 1966) |
| Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1370 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | Named in honour of Mr. H. M. Drummond-Hay. Maximum length: 33 cm. |
| References |
- Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
- Das, I. & De Silva, A. 2005. Photographic guide to snakes and other reptiles of Sri Lanka. New Holland Publishers, 144 pp.
- de Silva, A. 1998. Snakes of Sri Lanka: a checklist and an annotated bibliography. Dept. Wildlife Conservation/ GEF /UNDP/ FAO, Colombo.
- Gans, C. 1966. Liste der rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien. Uropeltidae. Das Tierreich Lfg. 84, 29 pp.
- Gans, C; D Baic 1977. Regional specialization of reptilian scale surfaces: relation of texture and biologic role. Science 195(4284):1348-50 - get paper here
- Janzen, P. 2003. Sinharaja - Der Regenwald des Löwenkönigs. Draco 4 (15): 26-33 - get paper here
- Janzen, P.; Klaas, P. & Ziesmann, S. 2007. Sri Lankas Schlangenfauna. Draco 7 (30): 56-64 - get paper here
- McDiarmid, R.W.; Campbell, J.A. & Touré,T.A. 1999. Snake species of the world. Vol. 1. [type catalogue] Herpetologists’ League, 511 pp.
- Smith, M.A. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-Region. Reptilia and Amphibia. 3 (Serpentes). Taylor and Francis, London. 583 pp.
- Wall, FRANK 1921. Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of Ceylon. Colombo Mus. (H. R. Cottle, govt. printer), Colombo. xxii, 581 pages - get paper here
- Wall,F. 1921. A new snake of the family Uropeltidae. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 28: 41-42 - get paper here
- Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
- Wickramasinghe, L.J. Mendis; Vidanapathirana, D.R.; Wickramasinghe, N. & Ranwella, P.N. 2009. A new species of Rhinophis Hemprich, 1820 (Reptilia: Serpentes: Uropeltidae) from Rakwana massif, Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 2044: 1-22 - get paper here
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