Uropeltis beddomii
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Uropeltis beddomii (Günther, 1862) |
Beddome's Earth Snake Uropeltis beddomii is a species of snake. Distribution: South India (Anaimalai Hills) Type locality: Anamallay Hills. Named after Richard Henry Beddome, 1830-1911, British army officer and botanist.
[edit] Further reading
- Beddome,R.H. 1864 Description of new species of the family Uropeltidae from Southern India, with notes on other little-known species. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3) 13: 177-180
- Günther, Albert 1862 On new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3) 9: 52-67.
[edit] External links
- Uropeltis beddomii at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 13 December 2007.