Uropeltis maculata

Uropeltis maculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Uropeltidae
Genus: Uropeltis
Species:
U. maculata
Binomial name
Uropeltis maculata
(Beddome, 1878)
Synonyms[2]
  • Silybura maculata
    Beddome, 1878
  • Silybura maculata
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Uropeltis maculatus
    — M.A. Smith, 1943
  • Uropeltis (Crealia) maculatus
    — Mahendra, 1984
  • Uropeltis maculata
    — Das, 1996

Uropeltis maculata, also known commonly as the spotted earth snake and the spotted shieldtail, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to southern India. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.[3]

  1. ^ Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B.; Ganesan, S.R.; Ramesh, M.; Vijayakumar, S.P.; Prabhu, M. (2013). "Uropeltis maculatus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. IUCN: e.T172699A1369355. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172699A1369355.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series), ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. ^ "Uropeltis maculata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 September 2007.