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Plectrurus
	Perrotet's shieldtail snake, P. perrotetii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Uropeltidae
Genus:	Plectrurus; A.H.A. Duméril, 1851
Synonyms
	Plectrurus - A.H.A. Duméril In A.M.C. Duméril & A.H.A. Duméril, 1851; Maudia - Gray, 1858; Plectrurus - Boulenger, 1890; Pseudoplectrurus - Boulenger, 1890; Plectrurus - Mahendra, 1984;

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Common names: (none).

Plectrurus is a genus of non-venomous shield tail snakes found in southern India. Currently, 4 species are recognized.^[2]

Found in southern India.^[1]

Species^[2]	Taxon author^[2]	Common name	Geographic range^[1]
P. aureus	Beddome, 1880	Kerala shieldtail	Southern India in the Western Ghats: Chambra Hill, Malabar.
P. canaricus	(Beddome, 1870)	Kanara shieldtail	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. perrotetii^T	A.H.A. Duméril, 1851	Perrotet's shieldtail snake	Southern India in the Western Ghats: Nilgiri and Anamalai Hills.

*) Not including the nominate subspecies.
^T) Type species.^[1]

^ ^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 ^c "Plectrurus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 September 2007.

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-'''''Plectrurus''''' is a [[genus]] of nonvenomous [[Uropeltidae|shield tail snake]]s found in southern [[India]]. Currently, 4 [[species]] are recognized.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS |id=634402 |taxon=''Plectrurus'' |accessdate=1 September 2007}}</ref>
+'''''Plectrurus''''' is a [[genus]] of non-venomous [[Uropeltidae|shield tail snake]]s found in southern [[India]]. Currently, 4 [[species]] are recognized.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS |id=634402 |taxon=''Plectrurus'' |accessdate=1 September 2007}}</ref>
 ==Geographic range==