Uropeltis liura

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Günther's Earth Snake

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Uropeltidae
Genus: Uropeltis
Species: U. liura
Binomial name
Uropeltis liura
(Günther, 1875)

Günther's Earth Snake, Uropeltis liura, is a species of snake. Distribution: South India (Madura and Tinnevelly HilIs, 3,000-5,000 feet.) Type locality: Malabar.

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  • 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.
  • Günther,A. 1875 Second report on collections of Indian Reptiles obtained bv the British Museum. Proc. Zool. Soc. London,1875: 224-234.