Uropeltis maculata
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Common names: spotted earth snake.
Uropeltis maculata is a non-venomous shield tail snake species found in southern India. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
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[edit] Geographic range
Found in southern India in the Western Ghats: Anaimalai Hills and south Kerala. No type locality was given in the original description. Beddome (1886) gives "Anaimalai, higher ranges 6000-7000 feet elevation.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ Uropeltis maculata (TSN 634741). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 2 September 2007.
[edit] Further reading
- Beddome RH. 1878. Descriptions of new Uropeltidae from Southern India, with remarks on some previously described species. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1878 (1): 154-155.
- Beddome RH. 1886. An account of the earth snakes of the Peninsula of India and Ceylon. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 17: 3-33.
[edit] External links
- Uropeltis maculatus at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 2 September 2007.
