Uropeltis petersi
Encyclopedia
Shieldtail Earth Snake, Uropeltis petersi, is a species
of snake
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Distribution:
South India
(Anaimalai Hills (4,000-5,000 feet).)
Type locality: Anamallays, 4000 feet".
Named after Wilhelm Peters (1815–1883), German herpetologist.
This snake is also called the "Shieldtail Earth Snake."
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...
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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...
(Anaimalai Hills (4,000-5,000 feet).)
Type locality: Anamallays, 4000 feet".
Named after Wilhelm Peters (1815–1883), German herpetologist.
This snake is also called the "Shieldtail Earth Snake."