Uropeltis macrolepis
Encyclopedia
Bombay Earth Snake, Uropeltis macrolepis, is a species
of snake
.
Distribution:
South India
(Maharashtra (Phansad - near Supegaon, Mahabaleshwar, Koyna, Lonavla) [A. Captain, pers. Comm.])
Type locality: "Ceylon?" [Sri Lanka]
Type locality: ,,Mahableshwar, Satara district, Bombay State", India [mahableshwarensis CHARI 1955]
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of snake
Snake
Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...
.
Distribution:
South India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
(Maharashtra (Phansad - near Supegaon, Mahabaleshwar, Koyna, Lonavla) [A. Captain, pers. Comm.])
Type locality: "Ceylon?" [Sri Lanka]
Type locality: ,,Mahableshwar, Satara district, Bombay State", India [mahableshwarensis CHARI 1955]
External links
- U. macrolepis image 1/5 at Uetz Lab. Accessed 13 December 2007.
- U. macrolepis image 2/5 at Uetz Lab. Accessed 13 December 2007.
- U. macrolepis image 3/5 at Uetz Lab. Accessed 13 December 2007.
- U. macrolepis image 4/5 at Uetz Lab. Accessed 13 December 2007.
- U. macrolepis image 5/5 at Uetz Lab. Accessed 13 December 2007.
