Rhinophis gunasekarai, also known commonly as Gunasekara's shield-tail snake, is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to Sri Lanka, where it was discovered in the Matale District, Central Province.Wickramasinghe LJM, Vidanapathirana DR, Wickramasinghe N, Gower DJ. A new species of Rhinophis Hemprich, 1820 (Reptilia: Uropeltidae), from cloud forest of the Knuckles massif of Sri Lanka. Zootaxa. 2020 Jul 9;4810(1):zootaxa.4810.1.3. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.1.3. PMID 33055910. It was first described in 2020 by Sri Lankan herpetologist, Mendis Wickramasinghe.
Description R. gunasekarai is easily distinguished from other shieldtails by having a smaller and less protuberant tail shield.
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External links https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1804421/