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{{short description|Genus of burrowing snakes endemic to South India}}
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| image = Plectrurus perottetti sal.jpg
| image_caption = Perrotet's shieldtail, '''''[[Plectrurus perrotetii]]'''''
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▲| genus_authority = [[Auguste Duméril|A.H.A. Duméril]], 1851
| synonyms = * ''Plectrurus'' [[Auguste Duméril|A.H.A. Duméril]] ''In'' [[André Marie Constant Duméril|A.M.C. Duméril]] & [[Auguste Duméril|A.H.A. Duméril]], 1851
* ''Maudia'' [[John Edward Gray|Gray]], 1858
* ''Plectrurus'' - [[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1890
* ''Pseudoplectrurus'' [[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1890
* ''Plectrurus'' - Mahendra, 1984<ref name="McD99">McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. {{ISBN
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:'''''Common names:''' burrowing snakes
'''''Plectrurus''''' is a [[genus]] of nonvenomous [[Uropeltidae|shield tail snake]]s [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Western Ghats]] of [[South India]].<ref name="McD99"/> Currently,
▲:'''''Common names:''' burrowing snakes.''<ref name="reptile-database.org">The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>
▲'''''Plectrurus''''' is a [[genus]] of nonvenomous [[Uropeltidae|shield tail snake]]s [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[India]]. Currently, 4 [[species]] are recognized.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS |id=634402 |taxon=''Plectrurus'' |accessdate=1 September 2007}}</ref>
==Description==
Small snakes, they do not
==Species==
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!bgcolor="#f0f0f0"|Geographic range<ref name="McD99"/>
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|''[[Plectrurus
|[[Richard Henry Beddome|Beddome]], 1880
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In October 2020, two specimens were found by 10-year-old Dhruv Gowda. There had not been a recorded sighting of this snake in 140 years.<br>
This snake was last claimed to have been seen at the Chubra Hills in Wayanad, Kerala in 1880. There have been no recorded sightings since the 1880 sighting at the Chubra Hills.
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|''[[Plectrurus
|Beddome, 1863
|Günther's
|Southern India in the [[Western Ghats]]: [[Sispara]] Ghat on the west side of the [[Nilgiris (mountains)|Nilgiri Hills]]
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|''[[Plectrurus
|[[Auguste Duméril|A.H.A. Duméril]], 1851
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|Southern India in the [[Western Ghats]]: the [[
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==References==
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==External links==
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Perrotet's shieldtail, Plectrurus perrotetii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Uropeltidae |
Genus: | Plectrurus A.H.A. Duméril, 1851 |
Synonyms | |
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- Common names: burrowing snakes[2]
Plectrurus is a genus of nonvenomous shield tail snakes endemic to the Western Ghats of South India.[1] Currently, four species are recognized.[3] They inhabit high elevation montane Shola forests and are usually found under fallen logs and rocks. Some species are rare while some are quite common in their range.
Description
[edit]Small snakes, they do not exceed 43 cm (17 in).
An ocular shield covers the eye. The eyes are small, diameter not more than half the length of the ocular shield. The tail is laterally compressed. The terminal scute also is laterally compressed, with two superposed points. The points are simple, bifid, or trifid.[4]
Species
[edit]Species[3] | Taxon author[3] | Common name[2] | Geographic range[1] |
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Plectrurus aureus | Beddome, 1880 | golden shield-tail snake | Southern India in Coonoor, the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu In October 2020, two specimens were found by 10-year-old Dhruv Gowda. There had not been a recorded sighting of this snake in 140 years. |
Plectrurus guentheri | Beddome, 1863 | Günther's shield-tail snake | Southern India in the Western Ghats: Sispara Ghat on the west side of the Nilgiri Hills |
Plectrurus perrotetiiT | A.H.A. Duméril, 1851 | Perrotet's shield-tail snake | Southern India in the Western Ghats: the Nilgiri Hills, where it is a common species |
- ) Not including the nominate subspecies
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d 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).
- ^ a b The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ a b c "Plectrurus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
- ^ Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families...Uropeltidæ... Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). London. pp. 160-161.
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Plectrurus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 September 2007.