Uropeltis jerdoni GANESH, PUNITH, ADHIKARI & ACHYUTHAN, 2021
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Uropeltis jerdoni
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| Higher Taxa | Uropeltidae, Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Jerdon’s Shieldtail Snake |
| Synonym | Uropeltis jerdoni GANESH, PUNITH, ADHIKARI & ACHYUTHAN 2021 |
| Distribution | India (Karnataka) Type locality: Devarayana Durga (13.371 ̊N, 77.210 ̊E; 1,060 m) in Tumkur District, Karnataka, India. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: BNHS 3562, adult female, a rather intact roadkill near village, coll. KGP and NSA in January 2020. Paratypes (n= 7): BNHS 3563, adult female, animal in early ecdysis, same data as holotype; BNHS 216 a–b, BNHS 217 a–b, BNHS 218 a–b, coll. Frank Wall from Nandi Durga (13.3700N, 77.6810E; 1,470 m) in Chikballapur District, Karnataka, India; coll. date unknown. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of Uropeltis known from the Bengaluru uplands, characterized by the following combination of characters: caudal shield truncate, with a distinct thickened circumscribed concave disc; part of rostral visible from above subequal to its distance from frontal; rostral scale partially separating nasal scales; snout fairly pointed, subovoid; eye diameter 3/4th that of ocular shield; supralabials 4; infralabials 3–4; dorsal scale rows 17:17:17; ventral scales 140–148; subcaudal scales 7–9 pairs; dorsum dark blackish-grey overall with minute yellow speckling; an yellow stripe on either sides on neck and tail; ventrolateral region distinctly mottled with yellow; venter uniform dark blackish-grey, rarely with a few yellow dots (Ganesh et al. 2021). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 8811 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Patronym named in genitive singular case, honouring Thomas Caverhill Jerdon (1811–1872), a pioneering English naturalist who described some of the earliest reptiles from the Bengaluru uplands. |
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