Uropeltis rubromaculata

Uropeltis rubromaculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Uropeltidae
Genus: Uropeltis
Species:
U. rubromaculata
Binomial name
Uropeltis rubromaculata
(Beddome, 1867)
Synonyms[2]
  • Silybura rubro-maculata
    Beddome, 1867
  • Silybura rubromaculata
    — Beddome, 1886
  • Silybura rubromaculata
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Uropeltis rubromaculatus
    — M.A. Smith, 1943
  • Uropeltis (Siluboura) rubromaculatus
    — Mahendra, 1984
  • Uropeltis rubromaculata
    — Das, 1996
Common names: red-spotted earth snake.

Uropeltis rubromaculata is a species of nonvenomous shieldtail 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.; Vijayakumar, S.P. (2018). "Uropeltis rubromaculata (amended version of 2013 assessment)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. IUCN: e.T178483A127981009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T178483A127981009.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 rubromaculata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 September 2007.