Brachyophidium
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| Brachyophidium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Uropeltidae |
| Genus: | Brachyophidium Wall, 1921 |
| Species: | B. rhodogaster |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachyophidium rhodogaster Wall, 1921 |
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- Common names: (none).
Brachyophidium is a monotypic genus created for the nonvenomous shield tail snake species, Brachyophidium rhodogaster, endemic to southern India. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
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[edit] Geographic range
It is found in southern India (Western Ghats) in the Palni Hills (Shembaganur on Kodaikanal Hills, Palnis).
The type locality given is "Palnai Hills."[1]
[edit] See also
- List of uropeltid species and subspecies
- Uropeltidae by common name
- Uropeltidae by taxonomic synonyms
[edit] References
- ^ a b McDiarmid 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).
- ^ "Brachyophidium". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634399. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
[edit] Further reading
- F. Wall (1921). "A new snake of the family Uropeltidae". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 28 (1): 41–42.
[edit] External links
- Brachyophidium rhodogaster at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 September 2007.
