Rhinophis martin GOWER, SAMPAIO, VIDANAPATHIRANA & WICKRAMASINGHE, 2024
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Rhinophis martin
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| Higher Taxa | Uropeltidae, Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | Sinhala: Martinge thudulla Tamil: Maartinin nilakael pambu E: Martin’s rhinophis, Martin’s shieldtail |
| Synonym | Rhinophis martin GOWER, SAMPAIO, VIDANAPATHIRANA & WICKRAMASINGHE 2024: 333 |
| Distribution | Sri Lanka (Sabaragamuwa) Type locality: , “Hayes/Gongala”, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. Hayes (6.37° N, 80.65° E; ca. 820 m) is a tea estate and Gongala is a nearby mountain (peaking at 6.386° N, 80.654° E; 1,358 m elevation), < 2 km to the north-northwest on the eastern edge of Sinharaja Forest Reserve, part of the Rakwana Massif. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. USNM 548119 (Fig. 1, Table 1), adult female (Fig. 2). Collected by Lalith Jayawickrama, 24 October 1979. Paratypes (n = 10; Table 1). USNM 548100 (female) collected “Hayes”, 10 August 1977. USNM 548117 and 548118 (males) collected “Hayes/Gongala”, 24 October 1979. USNM 548120 (female), 548121 (female), 548122 (male), and 548123 (male) collected “Hayes/Gongala”, 26 October 1979. All seven of these USNM paratypes were collected by Lalith Jayawickrama. NMSL-NH 2024.01.01 (female) and NMSL-NH 2024.01.02 and DWC 2024.05.01 (males) collected from Burusgala, near Deniyaya, Southern Province, Sri Lanka (6.38° N, 80.60° E; ca. 750 m) by Dulan Ranga Vidanapathirana and L. J. Mendis Wickramasinghe, 22 August 2018. Other specimens (n = 22; Table 2). Eight males, 11 females, and three incomplete specimens for which sex is less confidently inferred (Table 2): USNM 548096–548099 and 548101–548110 collected by Lalith Jayawickrama from Hayes 14 July–18 August, 1977; USNM 548111–548116, 548124, 548125 collected by Lalith Jayawickrama from Hayes/Gongala 24–26 October, 1979. These are considered referred rather than type material because they were examined in less detail than the type series. |
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| Etymology | Named in honour of the late Martin Wijesinghe (1939–2021), in recognition of his conservation and education actions and advocacy, especially with respect to forest biota and ecosystems of southwestern Sri Lanka. For nomenclatural purposes, the species name is a noun in apposition. |
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