Teretrurus
Sign in to saveTeretrurus is a genus of nonvenomous shield-tail snakes which are endemic to the central and southern Western Ghats of India. Currently, eight species are recognized.
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- Uropeltidae
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- taxon common name
- Purple-red Earth Snake
- taxon name
- Teretrurus
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- genus
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Teretrurus is a genus of nonvenomous shield-tail snakes which are endemic to the central and southern Western Ghats of India. Currently, eight species are recognized.
==Species== Teretrurus agumbens Cyriac, Ganesh, Madani, Ghosh, Kulkarni & Shanker, 2024 - found in Agumbe Teretrurus albiventer Cyriac, Ganesh, Madani, Ghosh, Kulkarni & Shanker, 2024 - found in the Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary Teretrurus hewstoni (Beddome, 1876) - found in the Wayanad Range of the Western Ghats Teretrurus periyarensis Cyriac, Ganesh, Madani, Ghosh, Kulkarni & Shanker, 2024 - found in Periyar National Park Teretrurus rhodogaster Wall, 1921 – Wall's shield-tail snake, Palni Mountain burrowing snake, red-bellied shield-tail snake - occurs in southern India in the Western Ghats encompassing the Palni Hills Teretrurus sanguineus (Beddome, 1867) – purple-red earth snake - occurs in southern India in the Manimuthar Hills and Nyamakad Teretrurus siruvaniensis Cyriac, Ganesh, Madani, Ghosh, Kulkarni & Shanker, 2024 - found in Siruvani Hills Teretrurus travancoricus (Beddome, 1886) – Travancore earth snake, found in the southern Western Ghats south of Shengottai Gap
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