CRCritically Endangered
Aspidura desilvai
Local name: de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake
Declining
Photo: Photo: (c) John Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John Sullivan
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Habitat
Forest· majorForest - Subtropical/tropical moist montane· major
Conservation measures underway
Site/area protectionResource & habitat protectionSpecies recoveryCompliance and enforcement
Other threatened species in NATRICIDAE
Threatened in Sri Lanka
Frequently asked questions
Why is de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake classified as Critically Endangered?
de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range, per the IUCN Red List assessment recorded in the SpeciesRadar database.
Where does de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake live?
de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake occurs in Sri Lanka. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake?
The main threats to de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake are 4.1, and 5.3. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.
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