Aspidura ravanai
# Aspidura ravanai

Aspidura ravanai, commonly known as Ravana's rough-sided snake is a species of colubrid snake endemic to Sri Lanka.

## Taxonomy

The specific name, ravanai, is in honor of the Sri Lankan mythological King Ravana.

## Distribution and habitat

A. ravanai is known only from the western slopes Sri Pada sanctuary in the central highlands of Sri Lanka.

## Description

A. ravanai is a small snake similar to its sister lineage A. trachyprocta. The dorsum is dark black in color. A yellowish line runs through the body in venter region.

