Teretrurus
Genus of snakes
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Teretrurus is a genus of nonvenomous shield-tail snakes which are endemic to the central and southern Western Ghats of India. Currently, eight species are recognized.
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| Teretrurus hewstoni | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Uropeltidae |
| Genus: | Teretrurus Beddome, 1886 |
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Species
- Teretrurus agumbens Cyriac, Ganesh, Madani, Ghosh, Kulkarni & Shanker, 2024[1] - found in Agumbe
- Teretrurus albiventer Cyriac, Ganesh, Madani, Ghosh, Kulkarni & Shanker, 2024[2] - found in the Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary
- Teretrurus hewstoni (Beddome, 1876) - found in the Wayanad Range of the Western Ghats
- Teretrurus periyarensis Cyriac, Ganesh, Madani, Ghosh, Kulkarni & Shanker, 2024[3] - found in Periyar National Park
- Teretrurus rhodogaster Wall, 1921 – Wall's shield-tail snake, Palni Mountain burrowing snake, red-bellied shield-tail snake - occurs in southern India in the Western Ghats encompassing the Palni Hills
- Teretrurus sanguineus (Beddome, 1867) – purple-red earth snake - occurs in southern India in the Manimuthar Hills and Nyamakad
- Teretrurus siruvaniensis Cyriac, Ganesh, Madani, Ghosh, Kulkarni & Shanker, 2024[4] - found in Siruvani Hills
- Teretrurus travancoricus (Beddome, 1886) – Travancore earth snake, found in the southern Western Ghats south of Shengottai Gap
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