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- Common names: red-lined earth snake, red-lined shieldtail, Travancore uropeltis.
Uropeltis rubrolineata is a non-venomous shield tail snake species found in southern India. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
Geographic range
Found in southern India in the Western Ghats: south of the Palghat to Bhimshankar and in the Anaimalai and Travancore Hills. The original type locality given is "Anamallays, Tinnevellys." Changed to "Tinnevellys, Travancore Hills" by lectotype designation.[1]
References
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Uropeltis rubrolineata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2 September.
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Further reading
- Ali S. 1949. Extension of range of the earth snake Uropeltis rubrolineatus (Günther). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 482: 376.
- Beddome RH. 1886. An account of the earth snakes of the Peninsula of India and Ceylon. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 17: 3-33.
External links
- Uropeltis rubrolineatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 September 2007.