Teretrurus rhodogaster is a species of nonvenomous shield tail snake, endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It is known as Wall's shield-tail snake, the Palni Mountain burrowing snake, or the red-bellied shield-tail snake.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Uropeltidae |
| Genus: | Teretrurus |
| Species: | T. rhodogaster
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| Binomial name | |
| Teretrurus rhodogaster Wall, 1921
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It is perhaps the smallest species of shield-tail snake, with adults barely exceeding 5–6 in (130–150 mm).
Geographic range edit
It is found in South India, in the Western Ghats encompassing the Palni Hills (Shembaganur in Kodaikanal Hills, Palnis).
The type locality given is "Palnai Hills."[2]
References edit
- ^ Srinivasulu, B.; Srinivasulu, C.; Ganesan, S.R.; Prabhu, M.; Sreekar, R.; Ramesh, M. (2013). "Brachyophidium rhodogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T172611A1351984. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172611A1351984.en. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ Pyron, R. A., Ganesh, S. R., Sayyed, A., Sharma, V., Wallach, V., & Somaweera, R. 2016. A catalogue and systematic overview of the shield-tailed snakes (Serpentes: Uropeltidae). Zoosystema, 38(4), 453-506.
Further reading edit
- F. Wall (1921). "A new snake of the family Uropeltidae". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 28 (1): 41–42.
External links edit
- Teretrurus rhodogaster at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 September 2007.