Uropeltis macrorhynchus

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Anaimalai Earth Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Uropeltidae
Genus: Uropeltis
Species: U. macrorhynchus
Binomial name
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.