Elliot's Earth Snake
Uropeltis ellioti
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Uropeltidae
Uropeltis ellioti, commonly known as Elliot's earth snake and Elliot's shieldtail, is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to India. Etymology The specific name or epithet, ellioti, is in honor of Scottish naturalist Walter Elliot.
Uropeltis ellioti est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Uropeltidae. Répartition Cette espèce est endémique du sud de l'Inde. Publication originale Gray, 1858 : On a new genus and several new species of Uropeltidae in the collection of the British Museum.
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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