Cylindrophis maculatus, or the Ceylonese cylinder snake, is a species of snake

Snake

Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...

 in the Cylindrophiidae family.

Description

Cylindrophis maculatus has two series of large reddish brown spots along the back, which are enclosed by a black network. The belly is white, variegated with black.

Dorsal scales smooth, arranged in 19 or 21 rows. Ventrals 189-212, almost twice as large as the contiguous dorsal scales; anal divided; subcaudals 4-6.

Adults may reach 35 cm (13¾ inches) in total length.