Shieldtail Earth Snake

Uropeltis petersi 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 petersi, commonly known as Peter's earth snake, Peters' shieldtail, and the shieldtail earth snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to India. Etymology The specific name, petersi, is in honor of German herpetologist Wilhelm Peters (1815–1883).

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…