Teretrurus rhodogaster
| Teretrurus rhodogaster | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Uropeltidae |
| Genus: | Teretrurus |
| Species: | T. rhodogaster
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| Binomial name | |
| Teretrurus rhodogaster Wall, 1921
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| Synonyms[2][3] | |
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Teretrurus rhodogaster is a species of nonvenomous shield tail snake, endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It is known as Wall's shield tail snake, Palni Mountain burrowing snake, or red-bellied shieldtail.
It is perhaps the smallest species of shield tail snake, with adults barely exceeding 5–6 in (130–150 mm).
Geographic range[]
It is found in South India, in the Western Ghats encompassing the Palni Hills (Shembaganur in Kodaikanal Hills, Palnis).
The type locality given is "Palnai Hills."[2]
References[]
- ^ Srinivasulu, B., Srinivasulu, C., Ganesan, S.R., Prabhu, M., Sreekar, R. & Ramesh, M. 2013. Brachyophidium rhodogaster. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172611A1351984. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172611A1351984.en. Downloaded on 09 December 2018.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Pyron, R. A., Ganesh, S. R., Sayyed, A., Sharma, V., Wallach, V., & Somaweera, R. 2016. A catalogue and systematic overview of the shield-tailed snakes (Serpentes: Uropeltidae). Zoosystema, 38(4), 453-506.
Further reading[]
- F. Wall (1921). "A new snake of the family Uropeltidae". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 28 (1): 41–42.
External links[]
- Teretrurus rhodogaster at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 September 2007.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Uropeltidae
- Endemic fauna of India
- Reptiles of India
- Snakes of Asia
- Taxa named by Frank Wall
- Reptiles described in 1921