Uropeltis nitidus

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iSouthern Earth Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Uropeltidae
Genus: Uropeltis
Species: U. nitidus
Binomial name
Uropeltis nitidus
(Beddome, 1878)

Southern Earth Snake, Uropeltis nitidus (or Uropeltis nitida), is a species of snake. Distribution: South India (Anaimalai Hills, Cochin side, 4000-5000 feet). Type locality: Anamallays, 4000 to 5000 feet".

The snake has also been called the "Cochin Shieldtail."

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  • Beddome,R.H. 1878 Descriptions of new Uropeltidae from Southern India, with remarks on some previously described species. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1878 (1): 154-155.
  • Beddome,R.H. 1886 An account of the earth snakes of the Peninsula of India and Ceylon. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 17: 3-33.
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