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{{Short description|Genus of snakes}}
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| name = ''Platyplectrurus''
| image = Platyplectrurus madurensis 121340694 (cropped).jpg
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| image_caption = ''[[Platyplectrurus madurensis]]''
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
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| taxon = Platyplectrurus
| subphylum = [[Vertebrata]]
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| authority = [[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1868
| classis = [[Reptilia]]
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| synonyms = * ''Wallia'' [[Franz Werner|F. Werner]], 1925<ref name="McD99">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).</ref>
| ordo = [[Squamata]]
| subordo = [[Serpentes]]
| familia = [[Uropeltidae]]
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| genus = '''''Platyplectrurus'''''
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| genus_authority = [[Albert C. L. G. Günther|Günther]], [[1868]]
| synonyms = * ''Platyplectrurus'' - Günther, 1868
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* ''Wallia'' - Werner, 1925<ref name="McD99">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).</ref>
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:'''''Common name:''' Thorntail snakes''<ref>The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>


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'''''Platyplectrurus''''' is a [[genus]] of nonvenomous [[Uropeltidae|shield tail snake]]s [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Western Ghats]] of [[India]]. Currently, two [[species]] are recognized.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS |id=634401 |taxon=''Platyplectrurus'' |accessdate=1 September 2007}}</ref>
:'''''Common names:''' (none).''
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'''''Platyplectrurus''''' is a [[genus]] of non-venomous [[Uropeltidae|shield tail snake]]s found in southern [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]]. Currently, 2 [[species]] are recognized.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS|ID=634401|taxon=''Platyplectrurus''|year=2007|date=1 September}}</ref>


==Geographic range==
==Geographic range==
Found in southern [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]].<ref name="McD99"/>
Found in the [[Western Ghats]] of [[South India]].<ref name="McD99"/> Found in high elevation (> 1200 m asl) montane ''Shola'' forests, under rocks, fallen logs and in piles of debris.


==Species==
==Species==
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!bgcolor="#f0f0f0"|Subsp.*<ref name="ITIS"/>
!bgcolor="#f0f0f0"|Common name
!bgcolor="#f0f0f0"|Common name<ref>The Reptile Database. www,reptile-database.org</ref>
!bgcolor="#f0f0f0"|Geographic range<ref name="McD99"/>
!bgcolor="#f0f0f0"|Geographic range<ref name="McD99"/>
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|''[[Platyplectrurus madurensis|P. madurensis]]''
|''[[Platyplectrurus madurensis]]''
|[[Richard Henry Beddome|Beddome]], [[1877]]
|[[Richard Henry Beddome|Beddome]], 1877
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|Travancore Hills thorntail snake
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|style="width:40%"|Southern [[India]] ([[Western Ghats]] in the [[Palni Hills|Palnai]] and [[Travancore]] Hills) and [[Sri Lanka]] ([[Southern Province, Sri Lanka|Southern Province]]).
|style="width:40%"|[[South India]] (the [[Western Ghats]] in the [[Palni Hills|Palnai]] and [[Travancore]] Hills)
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|''[[Platyplectrurus trilineatus|P. trilineatus]]''<font size="-1"><sup>T</sup></font>
|''[[Platyplectrurus trilineatus]]''<span style="font-size:100%;"><sup>T</sup></span>
|([[Richard Henry Beddome|Beddome]], 1867)
|(Beddome, [[1867]])
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|lined thorntail snake
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|Southern India in the Western Ghats: the Travancore, [[Anaimalai Hills|Anaimalai]], [[Nilgiris (mountains)|Nilgiri]] and [[Palni Hills]] ([[Tamil Nadu]]).
|[[South India]] in the [[Western Ghats]]: [[Anaimalai Hills|Anaimalai]] in ([[Kerala]])
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''*) Not including the nominate subspecies.''<br/>
*) Not including the nominate subspecies
<font size="-1"><sup>T</sup></font>) [[Type species]].<ref name="McD99"/>
<span style="font-size:100%;"><sup>T</sup></span>) [[Type species]]<ref name="McD99"/>

==See also==
* [[List of uropeltid species and subspecies]]
* {{c|Uropeltidae by common name}}
* {{c|Uropeltidae by taxonomic synonyms}}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{NRDB genus|genus=Platyplectrurus|date=1 September|year=2007}}
* {{NRDB genus|genus=Platyplectrurus|date=1 September|year=2007}}

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[[Category:Uropeltidae]]
[[Category:Uropeltidae]]
[[Category:Snake genera]]

[[Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther]]
[[fr:Platyplectrurus]]
[[zh:扁槌蛇屬]]

Latest revision as of 01:39, 4 October 2023

Platyplectrurus
Platyplectrurus madurensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Uropeltidae
Genus: Platyplectrurus
Günther, 1868
Synonyms
Common name: Thorntail snakes[2]

Platyplectrurus is a genus of nonvenomous shield tail snakes endemic to the Western Ghats of India. Currently, two species are recognized.[3]

Geographic range[edit]

Found in the Western Ghats of South India.[1] Found in high elevation (> 1200 m asl) montane Shola forests, under rocks, fallen logs and in piles of debris.

Species[edit]

Species[3] Taxon author[3] Subsp.*[3] Common name[4] Geographic range[1]
Platyplectrurus madurensis Beddome, 1877 1 Travancore Hills thorntail snake South India (the Western Ghats in the Palnai and Travancore Hills)
Platyplectrurus trilineatusT (Beddome, 1867) 0 lined thorntail snake South India in the Western Ghats: Anaimalai in (Kerala)
  • ) Not including the nominate subspecies

T) Type species[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d 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).
  2. ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ a b c d "Platyplectrurus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  4. ^ The Reptile Database. www,reptile-database.org

External links[edit]

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