| Lycodon chithrasekarai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Lycodon |
| Species: | L. chithrasekarai
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| Binomial name | |
| Lycodon chithrasekarai Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Pushpamal & Wickramasinghe, 2020
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| Synonyms | |
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Lycodon osmanhilli Taylor, 1950 | |
Lycodon chithrasekarai, also known commonly as the Chithrasekara's bridal snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Sri Lanka.12
Distribution
The snake is recorded from Kanneliya Forest Reserve, Sri Pada Forest, Runa Kanda and Deniyaya areas.3
References
References
- Wickramasinghe, Nethu; Pushpamal, Vishan; Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga; Wickramasinghe, L. J. Mendis (2020-03-06). "A new species of Dryocalamus (Serpentes: Colubridae) endemic to the rainforests of southwestern Sri Lanka". Zootaxa. 4748 (2). zootaxa.4748.2.2: 248–260. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4748.2.2. PMID 32230073. S2CID 214748254.
- "A New Species of Dryocalamus (Serpentes: Colubridae) endemic to the Rainforests of southwestern Sri Lanka". Novataxa. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- "New species of snake found in Sri Lanka". Ada. Retrieved 11 March 2020.