Platyplectrurus
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| Platyplectrurus | |
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| File:Platyplectrurus madurensis 121340694 (cropped).jpg | |
| Platyplectrurus madurensis | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Uropeltidae |
| Genus: | Platyplectrurus Günther, 1868 |
| Synonyms | |
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- Common name: Thorntail snakes[2]
Platyplectrurus is a genus of nonvenomous shield tail snakes endemic to the Western Ghats of India. Currently, two species are recognized.[3]
Geographic range
Found in the Western Ghats of South India.[1] Found in high elevation (> 1200 m asl) montane Shola forests, under rocks, fallen logs and in piles of debris.
Species
| Species[3] | Taxon author[3] | Subsp.*[3] | Common name[4] | Geographic range[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platyplectrurus madurensis | Beddome, 1877 | 1 | Travancore Hills thorntail snake | South India (the Western Ghats in the Palnai and Travancore Hills) |
| Platyplectrurus trilineatusT | (Beddome, 1867) | 0 | lined thorntail snake | South India in the Western Ghats: Anaimalai in (Kerala) |
- ) Not including the nominate subspecies
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Platyplectrurus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www,reptile-database.org
External links
- Platyplectrurus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 September 2007.