Uropeltis petersi (BEDDOME, 1878)
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Higher Taxa | Uropeltidae, Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Shieldtail Earth Snake |
Synonym | Silybura petersi BEDDOME 1878 Silybura Petersi — BEDDOME 1886: 22 Silybura petersi — BOULENGER 1893: 148 Uropeltis petersi — SMITH 1943: 84 Uropeltis petersi — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 149 Uropeltis petersi — DAS 2003 Uropeltis petersi — WALLACH et al. 2014: 781 |
Distribution | S India (Anaimalai Hills (4,000—5,000 feet), Kerala) Type locality: ,,Anamallays, 4000 feet". |
Reproduction | ovovivparous |
Types | Syntypes: BMNH 1946.1.16.75 (formerly 78.1.11.3), 1946.1.1.7 — 1946.1.17.9; MNHN (= MHNP) 95.80 (2 specimens). |
Diagnosis | Description: Snout obtusely pointed; portion of rostral visible from above shorter than its distance from the frontal; nasals in contact with one another; eye one-third the length of the ocular shield. Scales in 17 rows; V. 151-180, one and 80 half times as broad as the adjacent scales; C 6-11. Tail compressed, slightly swollen, rounded above, the terminal scales feebly or strongly muIticarinate; terminal scute ending in a horizontal ridge (Smith 1943: 84). Coloration: Brown with or without yellowish dots above, belly with small irregular yellow spots; no yellow band on the side of the tail (Smith 1943: 84). Size: Total length: 190, diameter 6 mm (Smith 1943: 84). |
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Etymology | Named after Wilhelm Peters (1815-1883), German herpetologist. |
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