| Teretrurus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Uropeltidae |
| Genus: | Teretrurus Beddome, 1886 |
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Teretrurus is a genus of nonvenomous shield-tail snakes which are endemic to the central and southern Western Ghats of India. Currently, four species are recognized.
Species
- Teretrurus hewstoni (Beddome, 1876) -found in the Wayanad Range of the Western Ghats
- Teretrurus rhodogaster Wall, 1921 – Wall's shield-tail snake, Palni Mountain burrowing snake, red-bellied shield-tail snake
Occurs in southern India in the Western Ghats encompassing the Palni Hills - Teretrurus sanguineus (Beddome, 1867) – purple-red earth snake
Occurs in southern India in the Manimuthar Hills and Nyamakad - Teretrurus travancoricus (Beddome, 1886) – Travancore earth snake, found in the southern Western Ghats south of Shengottai Gap
References
- Teretrurus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 December 2018.
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