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:'''''Common names:''' burrowing snakes |
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'''''Plectrurus''''' is a [[genus]] of nonvenomous [[Uropeltidae|shield tail snake]]s [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[India]]. Currently, |
'''''Plectrurus''''' is a [[genus]] of nonvenomous [[Uropeltidae|shield tail snake]]s [[Endemism|endemic]] to southern [[India]].<ref name="McD99"/> Currently, four [[species]] are recognized.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS |id=634402 |taxon=''Plectrurus'' |accessdate=1 September 2007}}</ref> |
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==Geographic range== |
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Found in southern [[India]].<ref name="McD99"/> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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Small snakes, not |
Small snakes, they do not exceed 43 cm (17 in). |
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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.<ref>[[George Albert Boulenger|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.</ref> |
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==Species== |
==Species== |
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|[[Richard Henry Beddome|Beddome]], 1880 |
|[[Richard Henry Beddome|Beddome]], 1880 |
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|Kerala burrowing snake |
|Kerala burrowing snake |
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|style="width:40%"|Southern |
|style="width:40%"|Southern India in the [[Western Ghats]]: Chambra Hill, [[Malabar (Northern Kerala)|Malabar]] |
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|''[[Plectrurus canaricus|P. canaricus]]'' |
|''[[Plectrurus canaricus|P. canaricus]]'' |
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|(Beddome, 1870) |
|(Beddome, 1870) |
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|Karnataka burrowing snake |
|Karnataka burrowing snake |
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|Southern India in the Western Ghats: [[Dakshina Kannada|South Canara]], [[Mysore]] (Kundramukh, [[Karnataka]]) |
|Southern India in the Western Ghats: [[Dakshina Kannada|South Canara]], [[Mysore]] (Kundramukh, [[Karnataka]]) |
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|''[[Plectrurus guentheri|P. guentheri]]'' |
|''[[Plectrurus guentheri|P. guentheri]]'' |
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|Beddome, 1863 |
|Beddome, 1863 |
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|Günther's burrowing snake |
|Günther's burrowing snake |
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|Southern India in the Western Ghats: Sispara Ghat on the west side of the [[Nilgiris (mountains)|Nilgiri Hills]] |
|Southern India in the Western Ghats: Sispara Ghat on the west side of the [[Nilgiris (mountains)|Nilgiri Hills]] |
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|''[[Plectrurus perrotetii|P. perrotetii]]''<span style="font-size:100%;"><sup>T</sup></span> |
|''[[Plectrurus perrotetii|P. perrotetii]]''<span style="font-size:100%;"><sup>T</sup></span> |
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|[[Auguste Duméril|A.H.A. Duméril]], 1851 |
|[[Auguste Duméril|A.H.A. Duméril]], 1851 |
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|Nilgiri burrowing snake, Perrotet's shieldtail |
|Nilgiri burrowing snake, Perrotet's shieldtail |
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|Southern India in the Western Ghats: |
|Southern India in the Western Ghats: Nilgiri and [[Anaimalai Hills|Anamalai Hills]]. |
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''*) Not including the nominate subspecies |
''*) Not including the nominate subspecies''<br/> |
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<span style="font-size:100%;"><sup>T</sup></span>) [[Type species]] |
<span style="font-size:100%;"><sup>T</sup></span>) [[Type species]]<ref name="McD99"/> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| Genus: | Plectrurus A.H.A. Duméril, 1851
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- Common names: burrowing snakes[2]
Plectrurus is a genus of nonvenomous shield tail snakes endemic to southern India.[1] Currently, four species are recognized.[3]
Description
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
| Species[3] | Taxon author[3] | Common name[2] | Geographic range[1] |
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| P. aureus | Beddome, 1880 | Kerala burrowing snake | Southern India in the Western Ghats: Chambra Hill, Malabar |
| P. canaricus | (Beddome, 1870) | Karnataka burrowing snake | Southern India in the Western Ghats: South Canara, Mysore (Kundramukh, Karnataka) |
| P. guentheri | Beddome, 1863 | Günther's burrowing snake | Southern India in the Western Ghats: Sispara Ghat on the west side of the Nilgiri Hills |
| P. perrotetiiT | A.H.A. Duméril, 1851 | Nilgiri burrowing snake, Perrotet's shieldtail | Southern India in the Western Ghats: Nilgiri and Anamalai Hills. |
*) Not including the nominate subspecies
T) Type species[1]
See also
- List of uropeltid species and subspecies
- Uropeltidae by common name
- Uropeltidae by taxonomic synonyms
References
- ^ 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plectrurus.
- Plectrurus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 September 2007.