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Scientific Name Common Name NCS Criteria GCS CriteriaTyphlops leucomelas Boulenger, 1890Typhlops malcolmi Taylor, 1947Typhlops mirus Jan in: Jan & Sordelli,1860Typhlops porrectus Stoliczka, 1871Typhlops tenebrarum Taylor, 1947Typhlops veddae Taylor, 1947Typhlops violaceus Taylor, 1947Family: UropeltidaePlatyplectrurus madurensis Beddome1877Pseudotyphlops philippinus Schlegel,1839Rhinophis blythii Kelaart, 1853Rhinophis dorsimaculatus Deraniyagala,1941Rhinophis drummondhayi (Wall,1921)Rhinophis erangaviraji Wickramasinghe,Vidanapathirana, Wickramasinghe& Ranwella, 2009Rhinophis homolepis Hemprich, 1820Rhinophis lineatus Gower & Maduwage,2011Rhinophis oxyrynchus (Schneider,1801)Rhinophis philippinus (Cuvier, 1829)Rhinophis porrectus Wall, 1921Rhinophis punctatus Müller, 1832Rhinophis tricoloratus Deraniyagala,1975Rhinophis zigzag Gower & Maduwage,2011Uropeltis melanogaster Gray, 1858Uropeltis phillipsi (Nicholls, 1929)Uropeltis ruhunae Deraniyagala, 1954E: Pied typhlops; S: Dewarnakanaulla CR B2ab(iii)E: Malcolm’s blind snake;S: Malcomge kanaulla DDE: Jan’s blind snake; S: Heenkanaulla.CR B1ab(iii)E: Stoliczka’s blind snake;S: Stoliczkage kanaulla ENE: Taylor’s blind snake;S: Taylorge kanaulla DDE: Veddha’s blind snake;S: Veddage kanaulla DDE: Violet blind snake;S: Dan kanaulla DDB1ab(iii)+B2abE: Madura blind snake;S: Madura kanaulla DDE: Large shield tail; S: Mahabimulla EN B2ab(iii)E: Blyth’s earth snake;S: Gomarathudulla ENE: Orange shield tail; S: Thambapaniwalga ebaya DDB1ab(iii)+B2abE: Drummond-Hay’s earthsnake; S: Thapothudulla EN B2ab(iii) NTE: Viraj’s shieldtail snake orEranga Viraj’s Rhinophis;S: Eranga Virajge thudulla CRE: Kelaarts earth snake;S: Depaththudulla ENB1ab(iii)+B2abB1ab(iii)+B2abE: Striped rhinophis;S: Dick-iri thudulla CR B2ab(iii)E: Schneider’s earth snake;S: Ulthudulla LC LCE: Cuvier’s earth snake;S: Cuvierge walga ebaya ENE: Willey’s earth snake;S: Digthudulla DDE: Muller’s earth snake;S: Ticthudulla DDB1ab(iii)+B2abE: Deraniyagala’s shield tail;S: Deraniyagalage walgaebaya CR B1ab(iii)+B2abE: Zigzag Rhinophis;S: Ack-wack thudulla CR B2ab(iii)E: Black shield tail;S: Kaluwakatulla EN B1ab(iii)+B2abE: Phillips’s shield tail;S: Iriwakatulla EN B2ab(iii)E: Ruhunu shield tail;S: Ruhunuwakatulla DD112