Uropeltis smithi

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Smith's Earth Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Uropeltidae
Genus: Uropeltis
Species: U. smithi
Binomial name
Uropeltis smithi
(Beddome, 1867)

Smith's Earth Snake, Uropeltis smithi, is a species of snake. Distribution: India (Anaimalai hills, 1,200 - 1,400 m). Type locality: Anamallay forests in moist woods at 1,200 m (4,000 ft) elevation, S India

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  • Beddome,R.H. 1867 Descriptions and figures of five new snakes from the Madras Presidency. Madras Quart. J. Med. Sci., 11: 14-16. [Reprint: J. Soc. Bibliogr. Nat. Sci., London, 1 (10): 315- 317, 1940.]
  • 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.

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