Uropeltis myhendrae
Encyclopedia
Boulenger's Earth Snake, Uropeltis myhendrae, is a species
of snake
.
Distribution:
South India
(Western Ghats
south of the Goa Gap
; Nilgiris, Travancore; 2,000 - 4,000 feet)
Type locality: SouthTravancore, on the Myhendra Mountain", S India.
It is also called the "Myhendra Mountain Uropeltis."
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of snake
Snake
Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...
.
Distribution:
South India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
(Western Ghats
Western Ghats
The Western Ghats, Western Ghauts or the Sahyādri is a mountain range along the western side of India. It runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. The Western Ghats block rainfall to the Deccan...
south of the Goa Gap
Goa Gap
The Goa Gap is one of the major passes in the Western Ghats, between the Maharashtra and Karnataka sections....
; Nilgiris, Travancore; 2,000 - 4,000 feet)
Type locality: SouthTravancore, on the Myhendra Mountain", S India.
It is also called the "Myhendra Mountain Uropeltis."