Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Aspidura ravanai (Aspidura ravanai), recorded as Critically Endangered
Aspidura ravanai (Aspidura ravanai). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Aspidura ravanai

Aspidura ravanai

Aspidura ravanai, called Ravana's rough-sided snake is a colubrid snake endemic to Sri Lanka.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Aspidura ravanai
Taxonomy
Squamata · Colubridae · Aspidura

Appearance

The dorsum is dark black in color. A yellowish line runs through the body in venter region.

Range and habitat

Aspidura ravanai, called Ravana's rough-sided snake is a colubrid snake endemic to Sri Lanka.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Aspidura ravanai is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Aspidura ravanai, Wikidata item Q47009055. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Aspidura ravanai?
Aspidura ravanai is a snake in the family Colubridae.
What is the conservation status of Aspidura ravanai?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Aspidura ravanai. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Aspidura ravanai live?
Aspidura ravanai, called Ravana's rough-sided snake is a colubrid snake endemic to Sri Lanka.
Why is Aspidura ravanai in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Aspidura ravanai?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Aspidura ravanai a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.