Gray's Earth Snake
Rhinophis melanogaster
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Uropeltidae
Rhinophis melanogaster est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Uropeltidae. Répartition Cette espèce est endémique du Sri Lanka. Description Ce serpent atteint entre 10 et 27 cm.
Uropeltis melanogaster, or Gray's earth snake, is a species of small snake in the family Uropeltidae (shieldtail snakes), endemic to Sri Lanka. Geographic range It is found only in Sri Lanka (formerly called Ceylon). Description Dark brown dorsally and ventrally, with yellow spots more or less confluent into a lateral stripe.
Uropeltis es un género de serpientes de la familia Uropeltidae. Sus especies se distribuyen por el sur de la India y Sri Lanka. Especies Se reconocen las 27 especies siguientes: Uropeltis arcticeps (Günther, 1875) Uropeltis beddomii (Günther, 1862) Uropeltis bicatenata (Günther, 1864) Uropeltis broughami (Beddome, 1878) Uropeltis caudomaculata Gower, Das, Deepak, Gerard & Narayanan, 2024 Uropeltis ceylanicus Cuvier, 1829 Uropeltis dindigalensis (Beddome, 1877) Uropeltis ellioti (Gray, 1858) Uropeltis liura (Günther, 1875) Uropeltis macrolepis (Peters, 1862) Uropeltis macrorhyncha…
Distribution
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