taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
367187A84C5FFFA95EDBF566CC105C19.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/2626974/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2626974	FIGURE 1. Current distribution map of Aspidura desilvai sp. nov. (red: holotype; blue: paratypes; yellow: not collected) in the Knuckles landscape.	FIGURE 1. Current distribution map of Aspidura desilvai sp. nov. (red: holotype; blue: paratypes; yellow: not collected) in the Knuckles landscape.	2019-02-20	Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J.;Bandara, Imesh Nuwan;Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga;Wickramasinghe, Nethu		Zenodo	biologists	Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J.;Bandara, Imesh Nuwan;Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga;Wickramasinghe, Nethu			
367187A84C5FFFA95EDBF566CC105C19.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/2626976/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2626976	FIGURE 2. Dorsal aspect of Aspidura desilvai sp. nov., the holotype male (NMSL-NH 2019.01.02) in life.	FIGURE 2. Dorsal aspect of Aspidura desilvai sp. nov., the holotype male (NMSL-NH 2019.01.02) in life.	2019-02-20	Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J.;Bandara, Imesh Nuwan;Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga;Wickramasinghe, Nethu		Zenodo	biologists	Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J.;Bandara, Imesh Nuwan;Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga;Wickramasinghe, Nethu			
367187A84C5FFFA95EDBF566CC105C19.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/2626978/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2626978	FIGURE 3. Aspidura desilvai sp. nov., the holotype male (NMSL-NH 2019.01.02), head; (A) dorsal, (B) lateral, and (C) ventral, aspects. Scale bars: 1 mm.	FIGURE 3. Aspidura desilvai sp. nov., the holotype male (NMSL-NH 2019.01.02), head; (A) dorsal, (B) lateral, and (C) ventral, aspects. Scale bars: 1 mm.	2019-02-20	Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J.;Bandara, Imesh Nuwan;Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga;Wickramasinghe, Nethu		Zenodo	biologists	Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J.;Bandara, Imesh Nuwan;Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga;Wickramasinghe, Nethu			
367187A84C5FFFA95EDBF566CC105C19.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/2626980/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2626980	FIGURE 4. Presence of spine like tubercles laterally on ischiadic, tail base and anal regions of Aspidura desilvai sp. nov., the holotype male (NMSL-NH 2019.01.02), (A) lateral, and (B) ventral, aspects.	FIGURE 4. Presence of spine like tubercles laterally on ischiadic, tail base and anal regions of Aspidura desilvai sp. nov., the holotype male (NMSL-NH 2019.01.02), (A) lateral, and (B) ventral, aspects.	2019-02-20	Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J.;Bandara, Imesh Nuwan;Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga;Wickramasinghe, Nethu		Zenodo	biologists	Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J.;Bandara, Imesh Nuwan;Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga;Wickramasinghe, Nethu			
367187A84C5FFFA95EDBF566CC105C19.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/2626982/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2626982	FIGURE 5. Hemipenial morphology of the right everted hemipenis of Aspidura desilvai sp. nov., the holotype male (NMSL- NH 2019.01.02), (A) sulcate and, (B) asulcate views.	FIGURE 5. Hemipenial morphology of the right everted hemipenis of Aspidura desilvai sp. nov., the holotype male (NMSL- NH 2019.01.02), (A) sulcate and, (B) asulcate views.	2019-02-20	Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J.;Bandara, Imesh Nuwan;Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga;Wickramasinghe, Nethu		Zenodo	biologists	Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J.;Bandara, Imesh Nuwan;Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga;Wickramasinghe, Nethu			
367187A84C5FFFA95EDBF566CC105C19.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/2626984/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2626984	FIGURE 6. Aspidura desilvai sp. nov., the holotype (NMSL-NH 2019.01.02), head colour in life; (A) lateral and, (B) dorsal, aspects.	FIGURE 6. Aspidura desilvai sp. nov., the holotype (NMSL-NH 2019.01.02), head colour in life; (A) lateral and, (B) dorsal, aspects.	2019-02-20	Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J.;Bandara, Imesh Nuwan;Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga;Wickramasinghe, Nethu		Zenodo	biologists	Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J.;Bandara, Imesh Nuwan;Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga;Wickramasinghe, Nethu			
367187A84C5FFFA95EDBF566CC105C19.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/2626986/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2626986	FIGURE 7. Colour variations among the population, (A) NMSL-NH 2019.01.01, adult female, (B) DWC 2019.05.02, juvenile male, (C) unpreserved female, (D) unpreserved male.	FIGURE 7. Colour variations among the population, (A) NMSL-NH 2019.01.01, adult female, (B) DWC 2019.05.02, juvenile male, (C) unpreserved female, (D) unpreserved male.	2019-02-20	Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J.;Bandara, Imesh Nuwan;Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga;Wickramasinghe, Nethu		Zenodo	biologists	Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J.;Bandara, Imesh Nuwan;Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga;Wickramasinghe, Nethu			
367187A84C5FFFA95EDBF566CC105C19.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/2626988/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2626988	FIGURE 8. Typical habitat of A. desilvai sp. nov., a panoramic view of the montane cloud forest covers of the Kunuckles landscape.	FIGURE 8. Typical habitat of A. desilvai sp. nov., a panoramic view of the montane cloud forest covers of the Kunuckles landscape.	2019-02-20	Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J.;Bandara, Imesh Nuwan;Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga;Wickramasinghe, Nethu		Zenodo	biologists	Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J.;Bandara, Imesh Nuwan;Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga;Wickramasinghe, Nethu			
367187A84C5FFFA95EDBF566CC105C19.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/2626990/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2626990	FIGURE 9. The typical habitat of A. desilvai sp. nov., closed canopy forests dominated by Syzigium sp.	FIGURE 9. The typical habitat of A. desilvai sp. nov., closed canopy forests dominated by Syzigium sp.	2019-02-20	Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J.;Bandara, Imesh Nuwan;Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga;Wickramasinghe, Nethu		Zenodo	biologists	Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J.;Bandara, Imesh Nuwan;Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga;Wickramasinghe, Nethu			
367187A84C5FFFA95EDBF566CC105C19.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/2626992/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2626992	FIGURE 10. Ischiadic, tail base and anal regions of Aspidura ravanai, the holotype male (NMSL-NH 2017.19.01), (A) dorsal (entire coastal rows coarsely keeled), (B) lateral (coarsely keeled, with 1–3 peaks on each scale), and (C) ventral aspects. Head, showing snout to eye distance 3.2 times its eye width; (D) dorsal, and (E) lateral aspects. Scale bar: 1 mm.	FIGURE 10. Ischiadic, tail base and anal regions of Aspidura ravanai, the holotype male (NMSL-NH 2017.19.01), (A) dorsal (entire coastal rows coarsely keeled), (B) lateral (coarsely keeled, with 1–3 peaks on each scale), and (C) ventral aspects. Head, showing snout to eye distance 3.2 times its eye width; (D) dorsal, and (E) lateral aspects. Scale bar: 1 mm.	2019-02-20	Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J.;Bandara, Imesh Nuwan;Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga;Wickramasinghe, Nethu		Zenodo	biologists	Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J.;Bandara, Imesh Nuwan;Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga;Wickramasinghe, Nethu			
367187A84C5FFFA95EDBF566CC105C19.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/2626994/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2626994	FIGURE 11. Presence of bulging spine like tubercles on ischiadic, tail base and anal regions of Aspidura trachyprocta, male (DWC 2017.05.03), (A) dorsal, (B) lateral and, (C) ventral aspects. Head showing snout to eye distance twice its eye width, (D) dorsal and, (E) lateral aspects. Scale bar: 1 mm.	FIGURE 11. Presence of bulging spine like tubercles on ischiadic, tail base and anal regions of Aspidura trachyprocta, male (DWC 2017.05.03), (A) dorsal, (B) lateral and, (C) ventral aspects. Head showing snout to eye distance twice its eye width, (D) dorsal and, (E) lateral aspects. Scale bar: 1 mm.	2019-02-20	Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J.;Bandara, Imesh Nuwan;Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga;Wickramasinghe, Nethu		Zenodo	biologists	Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J.;Bandara, Imesh Nuwan;Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga;Wickramasinghe, Nethu			
