:''Common name: Thorntail snakes''
[The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.]
''Platyplectrurus'' is a
genus of nonvenomous
shield tail snake
The Uropeltidae, also known commonly as the shieldtails or the shield-tailed snakes, are a family of primitive, nonvenomous, burrowing snakes native to peninsular India and Sri Lanka. The name is derived from the Greek words ('tail') and (' ...
s
endemic to the
Western Ghats of
India. Currently, two
species are recognized.
Geographic range
Found in the
Western Ghats of
South India.
Found in high elevation (> 1200 m asl) montane ''Shola'' forests, under rocks, fallen logs and in piles of debris.
Species
*) Not including the nominate subspecies
T)
Type species
References
External links
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q1006559
Uropeltidae
Snake genera
Taxa named by Albert Günther