Teretrurus travancoricus
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Taxonavigation: Uropeltoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Uropeltidae
Genus: Teretrurus
Species: Teretrurus travancoricus
Name[edit]
Teretrurus travancoricus Beddome, 1886: 29
- Syntypes (n=7): BMNH 1946.1.2.26—1946.1.2.29 (formerly 86.4.21.5—86.4.21.6, 86.2.1.3—86.2.1.4) and MNHN-RA 95.117 (3 specimens).
- Type locality: “The mountains between Travancore and Tinnevelly, above Paupanassum, 3000 to 5000 feet elevation”.
References[edit]
Primary references[edit]
- Beddome, R.H. 1886. An account of the earth-snakes of the peninsula of India and Ceylon. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 5 17(97): 3–33. BHL Reference page.
Additional references[edit]
- Ganesh, S.R. & Murthy, B.H.C. 2022. Taxonomy of the shieldtail snake genus Teretrurus Beddome, 1886 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) with a revised key and remarks on the geographic gaps in the Western Ghats, Peninsular India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 122(1): 25–35. DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v122/i1/2022/154229 Reference page.
Links[edit]
- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Teretrurus travancoricus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 November 2022.