Uropeltis macrorhynchus
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Anaimalai Earth Snake |
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Uropeltis macrorhynchus (Beddome, 1877) |
Anaimalai Earth Snake, Uropeltis macrorhynchus, is a species of snake. Distribution: South India (Anaimalai Hills (3000-4000 feet). Type locality: Anamullay Mountains, 4,000 feet elevation"
This snake is also called "Ponachi Uropeltis."
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- Beddome,R.H. 1877 Descriptions of three new snakes of the family Uropeltidae from Southern India. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1877: 167-168.
- 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.