A new species of shieldtail snake (Reptilia: Squamata: Uropeltidae) from Kolli Hill complex, southern Eastern Ghats, peninsular India
We describe a new species of shieldtail (uropeltid) snake, Uropeltis rajendrani sp. nov., from the Kolli Hill complex of the southern Eastern Ghats in Tamil Nadu, India. The new species belongs to the U. ceylanica group and is differentiated from related species in having 16–17:16–17:15–16 dorsal s...
Main Authors: | S.R. Ganesh, N.S. Achyuthan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
2020-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Threatened Taxa |
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Online Access: | https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/5680 |
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