Platyplectrurus madurensis ruhunae Deraniyagala 1954
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Platyplectrurus madurensis Beddome 1877 |
| synonym | Platyplectrurus madurensis Beddome 1886 |
| synonym | Platyplectrurus madurensis Boulenger 1893 |
| synonym | Platyplectrurus madurensis Das 2003 |
| synonym | Platyplectrurus madurensis madurensis Beddome 1877 |
| synonym | Platyplectrurus madurensis Mcdiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999 |
| synonym | Platyplectrurus madurensis ruhanae Deraniyagala 1954 |
| synonym | Platyplectrurus madurensis ruhane Kadamby 1997 |
| synonym | Platyplectrurus madurensis Smith 1943 |
| synonym | Platyplectrurus madurensis Wallach et al. 2014 |
| synonym | Plectrurus ruhunae Deraniyagla, 1954 |
| synonym | Wallia inexpectata Werner 1925 (fide Smith 1928) |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Summary
Reptile group
snakes
SubSpecies Varieties Races
Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hošek, J. (eds.), The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 11/12/2018
No Data
📚 Nomenclature and Classification
References
eng: Madurai Earth Snake
Curated from The Reptile Database
| Attributions | Curated from The Reptile Database |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Beddome, R.H. 1877. Descriptions of three new snakes of the family Uropeltidae from Southern India. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1877: 167–168.
Jafer Palot, Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre; in Venkataraman, K., Chattopadhyay, A. and Subramanian, K.A. (editors). 2013. Endemic Animals of India(vertebrates): 1–235+26 Plates. (Published by the director, Zoological Survey of india, Kolkata)
| Attributions | Jafer Palot, Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre; in Venkataraman, K., Chattopadhyay, A. and Subramanian, K.A. (editors). 2013. Endemic Animals of India(vertebrates): 1–235+26 Plates. (Published by the director, Zoological Survey of india, Kolkata) |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
No Data
📚 Natural History
Reproduction
Reproductive mode (Reptiles)
Viviparous
No Data
📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Terrestrial
Description
Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats, in Palni hillis and high ranges of Kerala, 4000–6000ft.
Type Locality:
,,About Kodiukarnal on the Pulney Mountains (Madura district), 6000 feet elevation [Beddome, 1877], Südindien (Pulney Hills, Madura) [Werner, 1925], [Deraniyagala, 1954]
Jafer Palot, Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre; in Venkataraman, K., Chattopadhyay, A. and Subramanian, K.A. (editors). 2013. Endemic Animals of India(vertebrates): 1–235+26 Plates. (Published by the director, Zoological Survey of india, Kolkata)
| Attributions | Jafer Palot, Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre; in Venkataraman, K., Chattopadhyay, A. and Subramanian, K.A. (editors). 2013. Endemic Animals of India(vertebrates): 1–235+26 Plates. (Published by the director, Zoological Survey of india, Kolkata) |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Endemic Distribution
Endemic
Jafer Palot, Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre; in Venkataraman, K., Chattopadhyay, A. and Subramanian, K.A. (editors). 2013. Endemic Animals of India(vertebrates): 1–235+26 Plates. (Published by the director, Zoological Survey of india, Kolkata)
| Attributions | Jafer Palot, Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre; in Venkataraman, K., Chattopadhyay, A. and Subramanian, K.A. (editors). 2013. Endemic Animals of India(vertebrates): 1–235+26 Plates. (Published by the director, Zoological Survey of india, Kolkata) |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
No Data
📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Endangered
Geoprivacy
Yes
IUCN Redlist: Data Deficient; Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972: Schedule- IV.
Jafer Palot, Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre; in Venkataraman, K., Chattopadhyay, A. and Subramanian, K.A. (editors). 2013. Endemic Animals of India(vertebrates): 1–235+26 Plates. (Published by the director, Zoological Survey of india, Kolkata)
| Attributions | Jafer Palot, Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre; in Venkataraman, K., Chattopadhyay, A. and Subramanian, K.A. (editors). 2013. Endemic Animals of India(vertebrates): 1–235+26 Plates. (Published by the director, Zoological Survey of india, Kolkata) |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
No Data
📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hošek, J. (eds.), The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 11/12/2018
Information Listing > References
- Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hošek, J. (eds.), The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 11/12/2018
No Data
🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Family | Uropeltidae |
| Genus | Platyplectrurus |
| Species | Platyplectrurus madurensis Beddome 1877 |
📊 Temporal Distribution
📷 Related Observations
