Aspidura deraniyagalae

The specific name, deraniyagalae, is in honor of Sri Lankan zoologist Paulus Edward Pieris Deraniyagala.^[2]

A. deraniyagalae is known from the eastern slopes of the central highlands of Sri Lanka. Localities recorded are Namunukula, Kanawarella, Spring Valley, and Pindarawatta.^{[citation needed]}

The preferred natural habitat of A. deraniyagalae is forest, at elevations of around 1,520 m (4,990 ft).^[1]

A. deraniyagalae is a small snake. The head is indistinct from the neck, and the body is cylindrical in cross section. The dorsum is light beige to dark brown. The head is dark-pigmented. The venter is blackish-brown, with lighter mottling.^{[citation needed]}

A. deraniyagalae has the following scalation. The dorsal scales are arranged in 17 rows at midbody. Preoculars are present, forming a part of the anterior border of the orbit of the eye. The 2 postoculars are in contact with the parietal. Ventrals 117–122. Subcaudals 13–26.^{[citation needed]}

A. deraniyagalae is oviparous.^[3] Sexually mature females produce about two to four eggs at a time.^{[citation needed]}