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'''''Platyplectrurus''''' is a [[genus]] of nonvenomous [[Uropeltidae|shield tail snake]]s [[Endemism|endemic]] to southern [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]]. Currently, 2 [[species]] are recognized.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS |id=634401 |taxon=''Platyplectrurus'' |accessdate=1 September 2007}}</ref>
'''''Platyplectrurus''''' is a [[genus]] of nonvenomous [[Uropeltidae|shield tail snake]]s [[Endemism|endemic]] to southern [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]]. Currently, 2 [[species]] are recognized.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS |id=634401 |taxon=''Platyplectrurus'' |accessdate=1 September 2007}}</ref>


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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]]).
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|Southern [[India]] in the [[Western Ghats]]: the [[Travancore]], [[Anaimalai Hills|Anaimalai]], [[Nilgiris (mountains)|Nilgiri]] and [[Palni Hills]] ([[Tamil Nadu]]).
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Revision as of 11:26, 5 January 2012

Platyplectrurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Suborder:
Serpentes
Family:
Uropeltidae
Genus:
Platyplectrurus

Synonyms
Common names: thorntail snakes.[2]

Platyplectrurus is a genus of nonvenomous shield tail snakes endemic to southern India and Sri Lanka. Currently, 2 species are recognized.[3]

Geographic range

Found in southern India and Sri Lanka.[1]

Species

Species[3] Taxon author[3] Subsp.*[3] Common name[4] Geographic range[1]
P. madurensis Beddome, 1877 1 Travancore Hills thorntail snake Southern India (Western Ghats in the Palnai and Travancore Hills) and Sri Lanka (Southern Province).
P. trilineatusT (Beddome, 1867) 0 lined thorntail snake Southern India in the Western Ghats: the Travancore, Anaimalai, Nilgiri and Palni Hills (Tamil Nadu).

*) Not including the nominate subspecies.
T) Type species.[1]

See also

References

  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

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