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Uropeltis macrolepis (PETERS, 1862)

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Higher TaxaUropeltidae, Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
SubspeciesUropeltis macrolepis macrolepis (PETERS 1862)
Uropeltis macrolepis mahableshwarensis CHARI 1955 
Common NamesE: Bombay Earth Snake 
SynonymSilybura macrolepis PETERS 1862
Silybura macrolepis — GÜNTHER 1864: 189
Silybura macrolepis — BEDDOME 1886: 24
Silybura macrolepis — BOULENGER 1893: 159
Uropeltis macrolepis — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 146
Uropeltis macrolepis — GOWER et al. 2012: 48
Uropeltis macrolepis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 780

Uropeltis macrolepis macrolepis (PETERS 1862)
Uropeltis macrolepis — SMITH 1943
Uropeltis macroiepis macrolepis — CHARI 1955
Uropeltis macrolepis macrolepis — MURTHY 2010

Uropeltis macrolepis mahableshwarensis CHARI 1955
Uropeltis macrolepis mahableshwarensis CHARI 1955
Uropeltis macrolepis mahableshwarensis — WHITAKER & CAPTAIN 2004
Uropeltis macrolepis mahableshwarensis — BANSODE & MORE 2018 
DistributionS India (Gujarat, Maharashtra (Phansad – near Supegaon, Mahabaleshwar, Koyna, Lonavla) [A. Captain, pers. Comm.])

Type locality: “Ceylon?” [Sri Lanka]
Type locality: "Mahableshwar, Satara district, Bombay State", lndia [mahableshwarensis CHARI 1955]  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.1.15.99 (formerly BMNH 88.4.20.4)
Holotype: BNHS = BNHM 1994 [mahableshwarensis] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1127 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
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