Uropeltidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Uropeltidae are a family of primitive burrowing snakes found in southern India and Sri Lanka. The name is derived from the Greek words ura ("tail") and pelte ("shield"), indicating the prese...
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Plectrurus perrotetii - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Perrotet's Shieldtail snake ( Plectrurus perroteti ) is a harmless snake found mainly in India. It is a small snake, growing to a maximum of 44 cm in length with a pointed head and blunt tail. It h...
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Uropeltis ocellata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Uropeltis ocellata is a non-venomous shield tail snake species found in southern India. No subspecies are currently recognized. Beddome, 1864: "rostral pointed and much produced; nasal scutella mee...
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Shieldtail snakes live in southern India and in Sri Lanka or Ceylon, which is located off India's southern coast. ... These species are not listed as endangered or threatened, but scientists know little about the size of the snakes' populations...
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The bright iridescence of these snakes is best seen when the snake is put in sunlight, but is actually due to specializations of the scales that keep the dirt from adhering to it. ... Common name: Perrotet’s Shieldtail Snake...
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Appearance: Uropeltids have no hindlimb vestiges and no eye-covering spectacles. Their name "shield-tailed snakes" is derived from the greek words ura = tail and pelte = shield, indicating the presence of a large keratinous shield at the tip of their tail. ... Distribution: Southern India and Sri Lanka.
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The Iridescent Shieldtail, Melanophidium bilineatum, also known as the two-lined black Shieldtail, is a species of snake found in the Western Ghats ... The Iridescent Shieldtail, Melanophidium bilineatum, also known as the two-lined black Shieldtail, is a species of snake found in the Western Ghats. This species is known...
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Phipson’s Shieldtail, Uropeltis phipsonii, is a species of snake found in the Western Ghats of India ... Phipson’s Shieldtail, Uropeltis phipsonii, is a species of snake found in the Western Ghats of India. The species is named after H. M. Phipson, one of the founders of the Bombay Natural History Society.
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