Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
October 9th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Platyplectrurus
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Broad-tailed Shieldtails
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Breitschwanz-Schildschwänze
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Bredhalede Skjoldhaler
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1868 |  |
Platyplectrurus Günther (type species: Plectrurus trilineatus Beddome 1867) |
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1925 | |
Wallia Werner (type species: Wallia inexspectata Werner 1925; syn. Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016 |
Contents:
2 species, both of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Platyplectrurus madurensis
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Kodaikanal Shieldtail, (Madurai Shieldtail)
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Kodaikanal-Schildschwanz, (Madurai-Schildschwanz)
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Kodaikanal-skjoldhale, (Madurai-skjoldhale)
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1877 | |
Platyplectrurus madurensis Beddome |
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1925 | |
Wallia inexspectata Werner (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
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1954 | |
Plectrurus ruhunae Deraniyagala (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
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Platyplectrurus madurensis ruhunae Deraniyagala 1955 |
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Platyplectrurus madurensis ruhanae [unjustified emendation] Gans 1966 |
Remarks:
Although the taxon ruhunae was described on the basis of a specimen that allegedly came from Galle, Sri Lanka, this is probably a misunderstanding.
According to Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera (2016), it more likely came from Madurai, India.
There has been no other records of the genus Platyplectrurus from Sri Lanka.
Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Platyplectrurus trilineatus
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Three-lined Shieldtail
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Dreistreifen-Schildschwanz
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Trestribet Skjoldhale
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1867 | |
Plectrurus ? trilineatus Beddome |
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Platyplectrurus trilineatus Günther 1868 |
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1886 | |
Platyplectrurus bilineatus Beddome (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
Remarks:
Srinivasulu, Srinivasulu & Ganesan (2013) suggested that the presence of this species in Kerala, which is based on a record from 'Madras Hills, Travancore'
(Smith 1943 - and presumably perpetuated by Murthy 1985; Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003; Easa & Ramachandran 2004; Palot 2015) could be erroneous.
Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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