Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Scientific name Uropeltis arcticeps Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Family Uropeltidae Higher classification Uropeltis | |
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Uropeltis arcticeps, commonly known as the Madurai earth snake or the Tinevelly uropeltis, is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae endemic to India.
Geographic distribution
It is found in South India (Western Ghats south of Palghat; from sea level (Alleppey) to about 5,000 feet in the Travancore Hills; Tinnevelly Hills).
The type locality of Silybura arcticeps is "Tinevelly, S India", Silybura madurensis is "High Wavy mountain, Madura district, elevation 5500 feet, S India", and Silybura nilgherriensis var. picta is "North Travancore near Peermede, on coffee estate at an elevation between 3000 and 4000 feet", S India".
References
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