Uropeltis dindigalensis
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| Uropeltis dindigalensis (Beddome, 1877) |
Sirumalai Hills Earth Snake, Uropeltis dindigalensis, is a species of snake. Distribution: South India (Sirumalai Hills, Madura district, 4,000-5,000 feet) Type locality: Heavy forest on the Sirumullay hills, near Dindigul, at 4000-5000 feet elevation.
This snake is also called "Dindigul Uropeltis."
[edit] Further reading
- 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.
[edit] External links
- Uropeltis dindigalensis at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 13 December 2007.
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