- Uropeltis rubrolineata
Taxobox
name = "Uropeltis rubrolineata"
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
subphylum =Vertebrata
classis =Reptilia
ordo =Squamata
subordo =Serpentes
familia =Uropeltidae
genus = "Uropeltis "
species = "U. rubrolineata"
binomial = "Uropeltis rubrolineata"
binomial_authority = (Günther,1875 )
synonyms = * "S" ["ilybura"] . "rubrolineata" - Günther, 1875
* "Silybura rubrolineata" - Boulenger, 1893"
* "Uropeltis rubrolineatus" - M.A. Smith, 1943
* "Uropeltis" ("Siluboura") "rubrolineatus" - Mahendra, 1984
* "Uropeltis rubrolineata" - Das, 1996McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).]:"Common names: red-lined earth snake, red-lined shieldtail, Travancore uropeltis.""Uropeltis rubrolineata" is a non-venomous shield tail snake
species found in southernIndia . Nosubspecies are currently recognized.ITIS|ID=634750|taxon="Uropeltis rubrolineata"|year=2007|date=2 September]Geographic range
Found in southern
India in theWestern Ghats : south of the Palghat to Bhimshankar and in the Anaimalai andTravancore Hills. The original type locality given is "Anamallays, Tinnevellys." Changed to "Tinnevellys, Travancore Hills" by lectotype designation.References
Further reading
* Ali S. 1949. Extension of range of the earth snake "Uropeltis rubrolineatus" (Günther). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 482: 376.
* Beddome RH. 1886. An account of the earth snakes of the Peninsula of India and Ceylon. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 17: 3-33.External links
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