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Ceylon Keelback
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IUCN VU · Vulnerable

Ceylon Keelback

Aspidura ceylonensis

Aspidura ceylonensis, commonly black-spined snake and as කුරුන් කරවලා (kurun karawala) or රත් කරවලා (rath karawala) in Sinhala, is a colubird species endemic to Sri Lanka. Until recently, the snake was known as Haplocercus ceylonensis.

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