Uropeltis liura (GÜNTHER, 1875)
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Higher Taxa | Uropeltidae, Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Günther's Earth Snake |
Synonym | Silybura liura GÜNTHER 1875 Silybura liura — BEDDOME 1886: 18 Silybura liura — BOULENGER 1893: 149 Uropeltis liura — SMITH 1943: 84 Uropeltis liura — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 146 Uropeltis liura — DAS 2003 Uropeltis liura — WALLACH et al. 2014: 780 |
Distribution | S India (Anamallai [N.S. Achyuthan, pers. comm.] Madura and Tinnevelly HilIs, 3,000—5,000 feet, Kerala, Tamil Nadu) Type locality: „Malabar". |
Reproduction | ovovivparous |
Types | Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.16.7 (formerly 74.4.29.1206; Madura Hills). |
Diagnosis | Description: Snout acutely pointed; portion of rostral visible from above as long as its distance from the frontal; nasals in contact with one another; eye not quite half the length of the ocular shield. Scales in 17 rows; V. 174-188, one and a half times as broad as the adjacent scales; C. 8-12. Tail slightly compressed, rounded above; terminal caudal scales; terminal scute ending in a transverse ridge with two points (Smith 1943: 84). Coloration: Purplish-brown above, each scale edged with darker, and with transverse series of small yellow, black-edged ocelli; sides and lower parts with large, alternating black and yellow spots or cross-bars (Smith 1943: 84). Size: Total length: 320, diameter 9 mm (Smith 1943: 84). |
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