Uropeltis myhendrae (BEDDOME, 1886)
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Higher Taxa | Uropeltidae, Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Boulenger's Earth Snake |
Synonym | Silybura nilgherriensis var. myhendrae BEDDOME 1886: 15 Silybura myhendrae — BOULENGER 1893: 156 Uropeltis myhendrae SMITH 1943: 83 Uropeltis myhendrae — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 147 Uropeltis myhendrae — DAS 2003 Uropeltis myhendrae — WALLACH et al. 2014: 780 |
Distribution | S India (Western Ghats south of the Goa Gap; Nilgiris, Travancore; 2,000 - 4,000 feet, Kerala) Type locality: ,,SouthTravancore, on the Myhendra Mountain", S India. |
Reproduction | ovovivparous |
Types | Syntypes: BMNH 1946.1.16.9 (formerly 83.1.12.49); MNHN (= MHNP) 95.95. |
Diagnosis | Description: in general scalation similar to phipsoni. V. 139-156; C.6-8 (Smith 1943: 83). Coloration: Dark purplish-brown above, each scale with a crescentic yellowish posterior border; the yellow colour on the scales mav increase in extent and form more or less distinct transverse cross-bars, at any rate on the anterior part of the body; lower parts yellowish, more or less thickly spotted or barred with brown or black; the dark coloration of the back may be continued round the body as annuli (Smith 1943: 83). Size: Total length: 540, diameter 17 mm (Smith 1943: 83). |
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Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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