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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Uropeltidae
Bibliography of the genus Pseudoplectrurus
Biodiversity of the family Uropeltidae








Genus
Pseudoplectrurus

Kanara Shieldtail

Kanara-Schildschwanz

Kanara-skjoldhale

1890 Pseudoplectrurus Boulenger (type species: Silybura canarica Beddome 1870)
Contents: 1 species, which is endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of Plectrurus (e.g., Williams & Wallach 1989). Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014) regarded Pseudoplectrurus as a valid genus, but without discussion. Validity confirmed by Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera (2016).
Distribution: As for the single species.

Pseudoplectrurus canaricus

Kanara Shieldtail

Kanara-Schildschwanz

Kanara-skjoldhale

1870 Silybura canarica Beddome
Plectrurus canaricus Günther 1875
Pseudoplectrurus canaricus Boulenger 1890

Distribution: India (Karnataka).