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Uropeltis Phipsonii
''Uropeltis phipsonii'', Common name, commonly known as Phipson's earth snake and Phipson's shieldtail, is a species of snake in the Family (biology), family Uropeltidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to India. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''phipsonii'', and the common names are in honor of British Natural history, naturalist Herbert Musgrave Phipson, one of the founders of the Bombay Natural History Society. Geographic range ''U. phipsonii'' is found in the Western Ghats, reported at several localities around Maharashtra including hills around Mumbai and Pune. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''U. phipsonii'' is forest, at altitudes of . Description ''U. phipsonii'' is cylindrical-bodied and Dorsal scales, smooth-scaled. The head is narrower than the neck. The tail is very short, appearing to be cut slant-wise at the end. There is a broad yellow stripe on each side of the tail. ''U. phipsonii'' is brown both Dorsum (anatomy), dorsally a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhargavi Srinivasulu
Lakshmi (; , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity, and associated with '' Maya'' ("Illusion"). Along with Parvati and Saraswati, she forms the Tridevi of Hindu goddesses. Within the goddess-oriented Shaktism, Lakshmi is venerated as the prosperity aspect of the Mother goddess. Lakshmi is both the consort and the divine energy (''shakti'') of the Hindu god Vishnu, the Supreme Being of Vaishnavism; she is also the Supreme Goddess in the sect and assists Vishnu to create, protect, and transform the universe. She is an especially prominent figure in Sri Vaishnavism, in which devotion to Lakshmi is deemed to be crucial to reach Vishnu. Whenever Vishnu descended on the earth as an avatar, Lakshmi accompanied him as consort, for example, as Sita and Radha or Rukmini as consorts of Vishnu's avatars Rama and Krishna, respectively. The eight p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
