Uropeltis beddomii

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iBeddome's Earth Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Uropeltidae
Genus: Uropeltis
Species: U. beddomii
Binomial name
Uropeltis beddomii
(Günther, 1862)

Beddome's Earth Snake Uropeltis beddomii is a species of snake. Distribution: South India (Anaimalai Hills) Type locality: Anamallay Hills. Named after Richard Henry Beddome, 1830-1911, British army officer and botanist.


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  • Beddome,R.H. 1864 Description of new species of the family Uropeltidae from Southern India, with notes on other little-known species. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3) 13: 177-180
  • Günther, Albert 1862 On new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3) 9: 52-67.