Uropeltis woodmasoni
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Uropeltis woodmasoni Theobald, 1876 |
Woodmason's Earth Snake Uropeltis woodmasoni is a species of snake. Distribution: S India (Anamalai and Palni Hills, Travancore, Tinnevelly, Nilgiris) Type locality: Anamallys and Travancore [Silybura melanogaster Günther] Type locality: Palney hills", S India. [Silybura wood-masoni Theobald] Type locality: Pulney Mountains, 4,000 feet elevation". [Silybura nigra Beddome]
[edit] Further reading
- 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.
[edit] External links
- Uropeltis woodmasoni at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 13 December 2007.