Uropeltis arcticeps
| Uropeltis arcticeps | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Uropeltidae |
| Genus: | Uropeltis |
| Species: | U. arcticeps |
| Binomial name | |
| Uropeltis arcticeps (Günther, 1875) | |
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Uropeltis arcticeps, commonly known as the Madurai earth snake or the Tinevelly Uropeltis, is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. It is endemic to India.
Geographic distribution
South India (Western Ghats south of Palghat; from sea level (Alleppey) to about 5,000 feet in the Travancore Hills; Tinnevelly Hills).
Type locality of Silybura arcticeps = "Tinevelly, S India".
Type locality of Silybura madurensis = "High Wavy mountain, Madura district, elevation 5500 feet, S India".
Type locality of Silybura nilgherriensis var. picta = "North Travancore near Peermede, on coffee estate at an elevation between 3000 and 4000 feet", S India".
Footnotes
- ↑ Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Ganesan, S.R., Vijayakumar, S.P. & Prabhu, M. (2013). "Uropeltis arcticeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Günther, A. 1875. Second report on collections of Indian Reptiles obtained by the British Museum. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1875: 224-234, figure.
- Beddome, R.H. 1878. Description of six new Species of Snakes of the genus Silybura, Family Uropeltidæ, from the Peninsula of India. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1878: 800-802.
- Beddome, R.H. 1886. An Account of the Earth-Snakes of the Peninsula of India and Ceylon. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 17: 3-33.
- Mason, George E. 1888 Description of a new earth-snake of the genus Silybura from the Bombay Presidency with remarks on little known Uropeltidae. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 22: 184-186.
External links
- Uropeltis arcticeps at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 December 2007.
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