Uropeltis maculatus

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

Spotted Earth Snake, Uropeltis maculatus (or Uropeltis maculata), is a species of snake. Distribution: South India (Anaimalai and Travancore Hills, 6,000-7,000 feet) Type locality: Not listed "Anamallays" fide Boulenger 1893: 149.

[edit] External links

• EMBL reptile database

[edit] References

• 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.