Uropeltidae Family
The Barred Sheildtail; Boulenger'S Earth Snake (Uropeltis myhendrae (Beddome, 1886)) is a fascinating member of the animal kingdom representing unique...
88 species in this family.86 species in this category
Animal (Platyplectrurus Günther) - Facts & Information
Platyplectrurus Günther, 1868
Animal (Rhinophis karinthandani) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis karinthandani Sampaio, Narayanan, Cyriac, Venu & Gower, 2020
Animal (Uropeltis ocellata) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis ocellata ocellata (Beddome, 1863)
Brougham'S Earth Snake (Uropeltis broughami) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis broughami (Beddome, 1878)
Animal (Uropeltis macrolepis) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis macrolepis mahableshwarensis Chari, 1955
Eranga Viraj'S Shieldtail Snake; Eranga Virajge Thudulla; Eranga Virajvin Nilakael Pambu; Eranga Viraj’S Sieldtail Snake; Eranga Viraj’S Shieldtail Snake (Rhinophis erangaviraji) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis erangaviraji Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Wickramasinghe & Ranwella, 2009
Animal (Rhinophis tricoloratus) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis tricoloratus Deraniyagala, 1975
Bhupathy'S Shieldtail; Bhupathy’S Shieldtail; Bhupathy’S Uropeltis; Bhupathy’S Uropeltis Or Bhupathy’S Shieldtail (Uropeltis bhupathyi) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis bhupathyi Jins, Sampaio & Gower, 2018
Cardamom Hills Earth Snake (Rhinophis fergusonianus) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis fergusonianus Boulenger, 1896
Tamil Nadu Earth Snake; Travancore Earth Snake; Travancore Sheildtail; Travancore Shieldtail (Rhinophis travancoricus) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis travancoricus Boulenger, 1892
Ceylon Earth Snake; Cuvier'S Shieldtail; Kerala Shieldtail (Uropeltis ceylanica) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis ceylanica Cuvier, 1829
Gunther'S Shieldtail; Tinevelly Uropeltis; Tirunelveli Earth Snake (Uropeltis arcticeps) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis arcticeps (Günther, 1875)
Polkadot Earth Snake (Rhinophis dorsimaculatus) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis dorsimaculatus Deraniyagala, 1941
Animal (Plectrurus AMCDuméril) - Facts & Information
Plectrurus A.M.C.Duméril & Bibron, 1851
Animal (Rhinophis Hemprich) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis Hemprich, 1820
Günther'S Burrowing Snake (Plectrurus guentheri) - Facts & Information
Plectrurus guentheri Beddome, 1863
Gray'S Earth Snake (Rhinophis melanogaster) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis melanogaster (Gray, 1858)
Animal (Dapatnaya Kelaart) - Facts & Information
Dapatnaya Kelaart, 1854
Peters' Philippine Earth Snake (Rhinophis philippinus) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis philippinus (Cuvier, 1829)
Large Shieldtail Snake (Rhinophis saffragamus) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis saffragamus (Kelaart, 1853)
Beddome'S Sheildtail; Salty Earth Snake (Rhinophis sanguineus) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis sanguineus Beddome, 1863
Red-Spotted Earth Snake (Uropeltis rubromaculata) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis rubromaculata (Beddome, 1867)
Three-Cusped Shieldtail; Three-Cusped Uropeltis (Uropeltis tricuspida) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis tricuspida Gower, 2023
Ashambu Sheildtail; Dark-Bordered Earth Snake; Günther'S Earth Snake (Uropeltis liura) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis liura (Günther, 1875)
Animal (Rhinophis trevelyanus) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis trevelyanus Kel.
Indian Earth Snake; Palni Shieldtail (Uropeltis pulneyensis) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis pulneyensis (Beddome, 1863)
Madura Earth Snake (Uropeltis madurensis) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis madurensis (Beddome, 1878)
Animal (Platyplectrurus madurensis) - Facts & Information
Platyplectrurus madurensis ruhunae Deraniyagala, 1954
Blyth'S Earth Snake; Blyth’S Earth Snake (Rhinophis blythii) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis blythii Kelaart, 1853
Animal (Teretrurus hewstoni) - Facts & Information
Teretrurus hewstoni (Beddome, 1876)
Animal (Tereturus) - Facts & Information
Tereturus
Beddome'S Earth Snake (Uropeltis beddomii) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis beddomii (Günther, 1862)
Travancore Earth Snake (Teretrurus travancoricus) - Facts & Information
Teretrurus travancoricus Beddome, 1886
Argus Roughtail; Nilgiri Uropeltis; Ocellate Shieldtail; Ocellated Earth Snake (Uropeltis ocellata) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis ocellata (Beddome, 1863)
Schneider'S Earth Snake; Schneider’S Shieldtail (Rhinophis oxyrhynchus) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis oxyrhynchus (Schneider, 1801)
Kanara Burrowing Snake; Karnataka Burrowing Snake (Pseudoplectrurus canaricus) - Facts & Information
Pseudoplectrurus canaricus (Beddome, 1870)
Palni Uropeltis; Woodmason'S Earth Snake (Uropeltis woodmasoni) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis woodmasoni (Theobald, 1876)
Spotted Earth Snake (Uropeltis maculata) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis maculata (Beddome, 1878)
Anaimalai Reddish-Brown Worm Snake; Lined Thorntail Snake (Platyplectrurus trilineatus) - Facts & Information
Platyplectrurus trilineatus (Beddome, 1867)
Animal (Siluboura Gray) - Facts & Information
Siluboura Gray, 1845
Animal (Uropeltis caudomaculata) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis caudomaculata Gower, Das, Deepak, Gerard & Narayanan, 2024
Peters' Earth Snake; Shieldtail Earth Snake (Uropeltis petersi) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis petersi (Beddome, 1878)
Nilgiri Burrowing Snake; Perrotet'S Burrowing Snake; Perrotet'S Sheildtail; Perrotet'S Shieldtail; Perrotet’S Shieldtail (Plectrurus perroteti) - Facts & Information
Plectrurus perroteti Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
Müller'S Earth Snake (Rhinophis punctatus) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis punctatus Müller, 1832
Shevaroy Hilis Earth Snake; Shevaroy Hills Earth Snake (Uropeltis shorttii) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis shorttii (Beddome, 1863)
Palni Mountain Burrowing Snake (Teretrurus rhodogaster) - Facts & Information
Teretrurus rhodogaster (Wall, 1921)
Khaire'S Black Shieldtail (Melanophidium khairei) - Facts & Information
Melanophidium khairei Gower, Giri, Captain & Wilkinson, 2016
Sirumalai Hills Earth Snake (Uropeltis dindigalensis) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis dindigalensis (Beddome, 1877)
Beddome'S Black Earth Snake; Beddome'S Black Shieldtail (Melanophidium punctatum) - Facts & Information
Melanophidium punctatum Beddome, 1871
Animal (Rhinophis dinarzardae) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis dinarzardae Gower, Sampaio, Vidanapathirana & Wickramasinghe, 2024
Animal (Rhinophis martin) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis martin Gower, Sampaio, Vidanapathirana & Wickramasinghe, 2024
Anaimalai Earth Snake; Anamally Earth Snake (Uropeltis macrorhyncha) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis macrorhyncha (Beddome, 1877)
Phipson'S Earth Snake; Phipson'S Shieldtail (Uropeltis phipsonii) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis phipsonii (Mason, 1888)
Trevelyan'S Earth Snake (Rhinophis homolepis) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis homolepis Hemprich, 1820
Cochin Shieldtail; Southern Earth Snake (Uropeltis nitida) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis nitida (Beddome, 1878)
Rajendran’S Shieldtail Snake (Uropeltis rajendrani) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis rajendrani Ganesh & Achyuthan, 2020
Striped Rhinophis (Rhinophis lineatus) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis lineatus Gower & Maduwage, 2011
Madurai Shieldtail; Palni Purple-Brown Worm Snake; Travancore Hills Thorntail Snake (Platyplectrurus madurensis) - Facts & Information
Platyplectrurus madurensis Beddome, 1877
Elliot'S Earth Snake; Rauhschwanzschlange (Uropeltis ellioti) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis ellioti (Gray, 1858)
Animal (Coloburus Dumeril) - Facts & Information
Coloburus Dumeril, 1851
Bombay Earth Snake; Large-Scaled Earth Snake (Uropeltis macrolepis) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis macrolepis (Peters, 1862)
Polkadot Earth Snake; Zigzag Rhinophis (Rhinophis zigzag) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis zigzag Gower & Maduwage, 2011
Drummond-Hay'S Earth Snake (Rhinophis drummondhayi) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis drummondhayi Wall, 1921
Animal (Pseudoplectrurus Boulenger) - Facts & Information
Pseudoplectrurus Boulenger, 1890
Bicatenate Uropeltis; Two-Chained Uropeltis (Uropeltis bicatenata) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis bicatenata Günther, 1864
Phillipps' Earth Snake (Rhinophis phillipsi) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis phillipsi (Nicholls, 1929)
Indian Black Earth Snake; Wayanad Shieldtail (Melanophidium wynaudense) - Facts & Information
Melanophidium wynaudense (Beddome, 1863)
Kerala Burrowing Snake (Plectrurus aureus) - Facts & Information
Plectrurus aureus Beddome, 1880
Animal (Rhinophis porrectus) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis porrectus Wall, 1921
Animal (Mytilia Gray) - Facts & Information
Mytilia Gray, 1858
Animal (Rhinophis melanoleucus) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis melanoleucus Cyriac, Narayanan, Sampaio, Umesh & Gower, 2020
Animal (BOLDACH) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Wallia Werner) - Facts & Information
Wallia Werner, 1925
Barred Sheildtail; Boulenger'S Earth Snake (Uropeltis myhendrae) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis myhendrae (Beddome, 1886)
Animal (Teretrurus Beddome) - Facts & Information
Teretrurus Beddome, 1886
Smith'S Earth Snake (Uropeltis grandis) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis grandis (Beddome, 1867)
Animal (Rhinophis goweri) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis goweri Aengals & Ganesh, 2013
Gunasekarage Thudulla; Gunasekaran Nilakael Pambu; Gunasekara’S Sheildtail (Rhinophis gunasekarai) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis gunasekarai Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Wickramasinghe & Gower, 2020
Roshan Perera'S Shieldtail; Roshan Pererage Thudulla; Roshan Pereravin Nilakael Pambu; Roshan Perera’S Rhinophis; Roshan Perera’S Shieldtail; Roshan Perera’S Shieldtail (Or Roshan Perera’S Rhinophis) (Rhinophis roshanpererai) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis roshanpererai Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Rajeev & Gower, 2017
Red-Lined Earth Snake (Uropeltis rubrolineata) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis rubrolineata (Günther, 1875)
Purple-Red Earth Snake (Teretrurus sanguineus) - Facts & Information
Teretrurus sanguineus (Beddome, 1867)
Jerdon’S Shieldtail Snake (Uropeltis jerdoni) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis jerdoni Ganesh, Punith, Adhikari & Achyuthan, 2021
Animal (Uropeltis Cuvier) - Facts & Information
Uropeltis Cuvier, 1829
Animal (Melanophidium Günther) - Facts & Information
Melanophidium Günther, 1864
Two-Lined Black Earth Snake (Melanophidium bilineatum) - Facts & Information
Melanophidium bilineatum Beddome, 1870
Mendisge Thudulla; Mendisin Nilakael Pambu; Mendis’ Rhino- Phis Or Mendis’ Shieldtail (Rhinophis mendisi) - Facts & Information
Rhinophis mendisi Gower, 2020