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Teretrurus albiventer CYRIAC, GANESH, MADANI, GHOSH, KULKARNI & SHANKER, 2024

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Higher TaxaUropeltidae, Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
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SynonymTeretrurus albiventer CYRIAC, GANESH, MADANI, GHOSH, KULKARNI & SHANKER 2024: 6 
DistributionIndia (Kerala)

Type locality: Chemungimotta, near Pandipath, Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala state, India (8.683614° N, 77.190978° E; 1250 m elevation  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. BNHS 3756, adult male. Collected by Vivek Cyriac, 27 August 2013. Paratypes (n=7). BNHS 3757 (male), same locality as holotype (8.675515° N, 77.195497° E; 1340 m elevation), collected by Vivek Cyriac on the same date as holotype; VPTS0522152 & VPTS0522153, from Chemungimotta, Peppara WLS, collected by Avrajjal Ghosh, Umesh Pavukandy and Vivek Cyriac on 08 May 2015 (8.672438° N, 77.200574° E, 1386 m elevation and 8.673744° N, 77.198339° E, 1370 m elevation respectively). ZSI-WGRC coll no: 19407 (sex unknown), Pandipath, Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala state, India, collected by K.G. Emiliyamma on 14 October 2012. CESS077, CESS118 & CESS120 from Chemungimotta, Peppara WLS, collected by Saunak Pal on 18 April 2010. 
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References
  • Cyriac, V., Ganesh, S., Madani, Z., Ghosh, A., Kulkarni, V., & Shanker, K. 2024. Phylogenetic Systematics of the Shieldtail Snake Genus Teretrurus Beddome, 1886 (Squamata, Uropeltidae) Reveals Extensive Cryptic Diversity and Novel Geographic Spread in the Western Ghats of India. Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists, 3(2) - get paper here
 
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