Cuvier's Earth Snake

Rhinophis philippinus

''Rhinophis philippinus'', also known as Cuvier's Earth Snake or Peter's Earth Snake, is a species of snake in the Uropeltidae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Cuvier's Earth Snake, unearthed These attractive and weird little snakes hide their beauty by spending most all of their time underground. We dug this one up. Geotagged,Rhinophis philippinus,Sri Lanka,Summer

Appearance

Brown dorsally and ventrally, each scale with a lighter margin. Some specimens have a yellowish blotch near the head or on the anal region.

Total length 27 cm .

Dorsal scales arranged in 17 rows at midbody . Ventrals 153-172; subcaudals 3-6.

Snout acutely pointed. Rostral obtusely keeled above, about 2/5 the length of the shielded part of the head. Nasals separated by the rostral. Eye in the ocular shield. No supraoculars. Frontal usually longer than broad. No temporals. No mental groove. Diameter of body 24 to 34 times in the total length. Ventrals only slightly larger than the contiguous scales. Tail ending in a large convex rugose shield, which is neither truncated nor spinose at the end. Caudal disc about as long as the shielded part of the head.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyUropeltidae
GenusRhinophis
SpeciesR. philippinus
Photographed in
Sri Lanka