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Uropeltis ellioti (GRAY, 1858)

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Higher TaxaUropeltidae, Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Elliot's Earth Snake
G: Rauhschwanzschlange 
SynonymSiloboura [sic] ellioti GRAY 1858
Siloboura [sic] ellioti GRAY 1858: 377
Silybura Elliotii — GÜNTHER 1864: 190
S[ilybura] punctata GÜNTHER 1875
Silybura Elliotii — BEDDOME 1886: 20
Silybura ellioti — BOULENGER 1893: 154
Uropeltis ellioti — SMITH 1943
Uropeltis ellioti — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 145
Uropeltis cf. ellioti — VYAS & PRAJAPATI 2010
Uropeltis ellioti — WALLACH et al. 2014: 779 
DistributionS India (Gujarat, Hills of Peninsular India. Western Ghats south of the Goa Gap to Tinnevelly; Eastern Ghats: Shevaroys, Coimbatore district, South Arcot, Jalarpet, Vizagapatam distriet, Ganjam; Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Telangana).

Type locality: “Madras”, India
Type locality: "Pulney hills, Goleondah hills. [Silybura punctata GÜNTHER]  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.1.16.6
Syntypes [Silybura punctata GÜNTHER]: BMNH 1946.1.16.40 (Golcondah hills), 1946.1.16.43 —1964.1.16.46 (Pulney bills). BMNH 1946.1.16.28 (formerly 74.4.29.91, Nilgiris, Anamallays, 2,000—4,000 feet) is labelled type but should be excluded from the type series because of the different locality (fide GANS 1966). 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (952 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Sir WaIter Elliot (1803-1887), a career civil servant in the East India Company, Madras (1821-1860), among other admistrative positions. He was also a distinguished Orientalist, with interests in botany, zoology, Indian languages, and archeology. 
References
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