Southern Earth Snake
Uropeltis nitida
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Uropeltidae
Common names: southern earth snake, Cochin shieldtail. Uropeltis nitida is a species of nonvenomous shieldtail snake (family Uropeltidae). The species is endemic to southern India.
Uropeltis nitida est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Uropeltidae. Répartition Cette espèce est endémique des Anaimalai Hills au Kerala dans le sud de l'Inde. Publication originale Beddome, 1878 : Descriptions of new Uropeltidae from Southern India, with remarks on some previously described species.
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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