Plectrurus perrotetii

Plectrurus perottetii
Nilgiri burrowing snake or Perrotet's shield-tail snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Uropeltidae
Genus: Plectrurus
Species:
P. perrotetii
Binomial name
Plectrurus perrotetii
Synonyms[1]
  • Plectrurus perroteti [sic]
    A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron
    & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
  • Plectrurus perrotetii [sic]
    — McDiarmid, Campbell
    & Touré, 1999
  • Plectrurus perrotetii [sic]
    — Wallach et al., 2014

Plectrurus perrotetii, commonly known as the Nilgiri burrowing snake or Perrotet's shield-tail snake,[1] is a species of harmless snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to India.

  1. ^ a b Species Plectrurus perroteti at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org