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

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Higher TaxaUropeltidae, Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymTeretrurus periyarensis CYRIAC, GANESH, MADANI, GHOSH, KULKARNI & SHANKER 2024 
DistributionIndia (Kerala)

Type locality: Vandiperiyar (9.583839° N, 77.129894° E; 1083 m elevation), in Periyar Tiger Reserve, Idukki district, Kerala, India.  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype (by monotypy). BNHS 3760, adult. Collected by S.
Kalesh & Vivek Cyriac on 06 March 2014. 
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Comment 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
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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