U. arcticeps 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", and the type locality of Silybura nilgherriensis var. picta is "North Travancore near Peermede, on coffee estate at an elevation between 3000 and 4000 feet, S India".
^Species Uropeltis arcticeps at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further readingedit
Günther A (1875). "Second Report on Collections of Indian Reptiles obtained by the British Museum". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London1875: 224-234. (Silybura arcticeps, new species, p. 229, Figure 1).
Beddome RH (1878). "Description of six new Species of Snakes of the Genus Silybura, Family Uropeltidæ, from the Peninsula of India". Proc. Zool. Soc. London1878: 800-802.
Beddome RH (1886). "An Account of the Earth-Snakes of the Peninsula of India and Ceylon". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Fifth Series17: 3-33. (Silybura nilgherriensis Var. picta, new variety, p. 16).
Mason GE (1888). "Description of a new Earth-Snake of the Genus Silybura from the Bombay Presidency, with Remarks on other little-known Uropeltidae". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Sixth Series1: 184-186.
December 20, 2023
uropeltis, arcticeps, commonly, known, madurai, earth, snake, tinevelly, uropeltis, species, snake, family, uropeltidae, species, endemic, india, conservation, statusdata, deficient, iucn, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, cho. Uropeltis arcticeps commonly known as the Madurai earth snake or the Tinevelly uropeltis is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae The species is endemic to India Uropeltis arcticepsConservation statusData Deficient IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataSuborder SerpentesFamily UropeltidaeGenus UropeltisSpecies U arcticepsBinomial nameUropeltis arcticeps Gunther 1875 Synonyms 2 Silybura arcticeps Gunther 1875 Silybura madurensis Beddome 1878 Silybura nilgherriensis var picta Beddome 1886 Uropeltis arcticeps M A Smith 1943Geographic distribution editU arcticeps 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 and the type locality of Silybura nilgherriensis var picta is North Travancore near Peermede on coffee estate at an elevation between 3000 and 4000 feet S India References edit Ganesh S R 2021 Uropeltis arcticeps The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN 2021 e T127959318A127959403 Retrieved 19 October 2021 Species Uropeltis arcticeps at The Reptile Database www reptile database org Further reading editGunther A 1875 Second Report on Collections of Indian Reptiles obtained by the British Museum Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1875 224 234 Silybura arcticeps new species p 229 Figure 1 Beddome RH 1878 Description of six new Species of Snakes of the Genus Silybura Family Uropeltidae from the Peninsula of India Proc Zool Soc London 1878 800 802 Beddome RH 1886 An Account of the Earth Snakes of the Peninsula of India and Ceylon Annals and Magazine of Natural History Fifth Series 17 3 33 Silybura nilgherriensis Var picta new variety p 16 Mason GE 1888 Description of a new Earth Snake of the Genus Silybura from the Bombay Presidency with Remarks on other little known Uropeltidae Ann Mag Nat Hist Sixth Series 1 184 186 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Uropeltis arcticeps amp oldid 1126642938, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
