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| name = ''Plectrurus perottetii'' |
| name = ''Plectrurus perottetii'' |
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| image = Plectrurus_perottetti_sal.jpg |
| image = Plectrurus_perottetti_sal.jpg |
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| image_caption = '''Nilgiri burrowing snake''' or '''Perrotet's shieldtail''' |
| image_caption = '''Nilgiri burrowing snake''' or '''Perrotet's shieldtail''' |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Chordata]] |
| phylum = [[Chordata]] |
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| subphylum = [[Vertebrata]] |
| subphylum = [[Vertebrata]] |
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| classis = [[Reptilia]] |
| classis = [[Reptilia]] |
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| ordo = [[Squamata]] |
| ordo = [[Squamata]] |
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| subordo = [[Serpentes]] |
| subordo = [[Serpentes]] |
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| familia = [[Uropeltidae]] |
| familia = [[Uropeltidae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Plectrurus]]'' |
| genus = ''[[Plectrurus]]'' |
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| species = '''''P. perrotetii''''' |
| species = '''''P. perrotetii''''' |
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| binomial = ''Plectrurus perrotetii'' |
| binomial = ''Plectrurus perrotetii'' |
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| binomial_authority = Duméril, 1851 |
| binomial_authority = Duméril, 1851 |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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It is a small snake, growing to a maximum of 44 |
It is a small snake, growing to a maximum of {{convert|44|cm|in|frac=4|abbr=on}} in total length with a pointed head and blunt tail. It has smooth, glossy scales and is brown in colour. |
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==Biology== |
==Biology== |
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Plectrurus perrotetii, commonly known as the Nilgiri burrowing snake or Perrotet's shieldtail,[1] is a species of harmless uropeltid snake endemic to India.
Geographic range
It is found in the Western Ghats and hills of southern India.
Description
It is a small snake, growing to a maximum of 44 cm (17+1⁄4 in) in total length with a pointed head and blunt tail. It has smooth, glossy scales and is brown in colour.
Biology
Like the common worm snake, Ramphotyphlops braminus, Plectrurus perrotetii is also often mistaken for earthworms, upon which it feeds. It is considered an endangered species, and little else is known about this snake.
Footnotes
- ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plectrurus perrotetii.
- Plectrurus perrotetii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 December 2007.
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