| 词条 | Teretrurus rhodogaster |
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| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = [1] |genus=Teretrurus |species=rhodogaster |authority=Wall, 1921 |synonyms =
}} Teretrurus rhodogaster is a species of nonvenomous shield tail snake, endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It is known as Wall's shield tail snake, Palni Mountain burrowing snake, or red-bellied shieldtail. It is perhaps the smallest species of shield tail snake, with adults barely exceeding {{cvt|5–6|in}}. Geographic rangeIt is found in South India, in the Western Ghats encompassing the Palni Hills (Shembaganur in Kodaikanal Hills, Palnis). The type locality given is "Palnai Hills."[2] See also
References1. ^Srinivasulu, B., Srinivasulu, C., Ganesan, S.R., Prabhu, M., Sreekar, R. & Ramesh, M. 2013. Brachyophidium rhodogaster. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172611A1351984. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172611A1351984.en. Downloaded on 09 December 2018. 2. ^1 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). 3. ^Pyron, R. A., Ganesh, S. R., Sayyed, A., Sharma, V., Wallach, V., & Somaweera, R. 2016. A catalogue and systematic overview of the shield-tailed snakes (Serpentes: Uropeltidae). Zoosystema, 38(4), 453-506. Further reading
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