Uropeltis melanogaster

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Gray's Earth Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Uropeltidae Genus: Uropeltis Species: U. melanogaster
Binomial name
Uropeltis melanogaster (Gray, 1858)

Gray's Earth Snake ( Uropeltis melanogaster ) (Gray, 1858) is a small snake in family Uropeltidae (shieldtail snakes), native to Sri Lanka. Its length is from 10 to 27 cm. This species and its relatives are generally called "earth snakes." Many have been classified previously with a different genus name, in this case Silybura melanogaster.

[edit] See also

• Genus Uropeltis.

[edit] External links

• Uropeltis melanogaster at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 13 December 2007.
• Image of U. melanogaster at University of Peradeniya. Accessed 13 December 2007.