Author: Sudasinghe, 2018
Comments: This species is known only from its type locality, a stream about 3-4 m wide, flowing through the palm-oil plantations of Nakiyadeniya Estate in an unprotected area of the Gin River basin, elevation ca. 80 m above sea level and where the substrate consists of small boulders and pebbles. It prefers the faster-flowing regions of the stream and was observed with <i>Garra ceylonensis, Rasbora dandia, Belontia signata</i>. It appears to be locally abundant when sampled during a relatively dry period in December 2017 and about 100 adults, including several gravid females, were observed in a stretch of approximately 50 m along the length of the stream. <i>Schistura notostigma</i> was recorded in similar habitats sampled in Udugama about 8 km from the type locality of <i>S. scripta</i> and as presently understood, these two species do not co-occur (Ref. 127984).