Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Plectrurus
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South Indian Shieldtails
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Südindische Schildschwänze
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Sydindiske Skjoldhaler
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1851 |  |
Plectrurus Dumeril in Dumeril & Dumeril (type species: Plectrurus perrotetii Dumeril in Dumeril & Dumeril 1851) |
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1858 | |
Maudia Gray (type species: Plectrurus perrotetii Dumeril in Dumeril & Dumeril 1851; syn. Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
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1890 | |
Pseudoplectrurus Boulenger (type species: Silybura canarica Beddome 1870) |
Contents:
3 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included
Pseudoplectrurus.
Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Plectrurus aureus
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Golden Shieldtail, (Kanara Shieldtail)
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Goldene Schildschwanz
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Gylden Skjoldhale
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1880 | |
Plectrurus aureus Beddome |
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Plectrurus guentheri aureus Mahendra 1984 |
Remarks:
Srinivasulu, Srinivasulu, Ganesan & Vijayakumar (2013) showed a locality in Karnataka in their distribution map of the species, however, in their description, the
authors stated that it is known only from the type locality in Kerala.
Moreover, no published record appear to confirm the presence of the species in Karnataka.
Distribution:
India
(Kerala).
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Plectrurus guentheri
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Purple Shieldtail
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Purpur-Schildschwanz
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Purpur-skjoldhale
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1863 | |
Plectrurus güntheri Beddome |
Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Plectrurus perrotetii
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Nilgiri Shieldtail, (Perrotet's Shieldtail)
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Nilgiri-Schildschwanz
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Nilgiri-skjoldhale
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1851 | |
Plectrurus Perrotetii Dumeril in Dumeril & Dumeril |
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1886 | |
Plectrurus davidsoni Beddome (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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