Madura Earth Snake
Uropeltis madurensis
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Uropeltidae
Uropeltis madurensis, also known commonly as the Madura earth snake and the Madurai shieldtail, is an endangered species of small, fossorial, nonvenomous snake of the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats of South India. Taxonomic notes The species U.
Uropeltis madurensis est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Uropeltidae. Répartition Cette espèce est endémique du Tamil Nadu dans le sud de l'Inde. Publication originale Beddome, 1878 : Description of six new species of snakes of the genus Silybura, family Uropeltidae.
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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