Uropeltis myhendrae

Uropeltis myhendrae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Uropeltidae
Genus: Uropeltis
Species:
U. myhendrae
Binomial name
Uropeltis myhendrae
(Beddome, 1886)[2]
Synonyms[3][4]
  • Silybura nilghirriensis var. myhendræ
    Beddome, 1886
  • Silybura myhendræ
    — Boulenger, 1890
  • Uropeltis myhendrae
    — M.A. Smith, 1943

Uropeltis myhendrae, commonly known as Boulenger's earth snake, the Mahendragiri earth snake, and the Myhendra Mountain uropeltis, is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to India.

  1. ^ Srinivasulu, B.; Srinivasulu, C.; Ganesan, S.R.; Vijayakumar, S.P. (2013). "Uropeltis myhendrae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. IUCN: e.T172637A1356899. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172637A1356899.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Uropeltis myhendrae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). www.itis.gov.
  3. ^ Boulenger, G.A. (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families ... Uropeltidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates–XXVIII. (Silybura myhendræ, p. 156 + Plate IX, figure 1, five views).
  4. ^ "Uropeltis myhendrae". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.