Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
November 14th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Teretrurus
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Red Shieldtails
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Rote Schildschwänze
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Røde Skjoldhaler
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1886 |  |
Teretrurus Beddome (type species: Plectrurus sanguineus Beddome 1867) |
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1921 | |
Brachyophidium Wall (type species: Brachyophidium rhodogaster Wall 1921; syn. Cyriac & Kodandaramaiah 2017; Ganesh & Murthy 2022) |
Contents:
8 species, of which all are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Included in
Platyplectrurus by some authors (e.g., Mahendra 1984).
Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Teretrurus agumbensis
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Agumbe Red Shieldtail
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Agumbe-Schildschwanz
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Agumbe-skjoldhale
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2024 | |
Teretrurus agumbensis Cyriac, Ganesh, Madani, Ghosh, Kulkarni & Shanker |
Distribution:
India
(Karnataka).
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Teretrurus albiventer
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White-bellied Red Shieldtail
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Weißbauch-Schildschwanz
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Hvidbuget Skjoldhale
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2024 | |
Teretrurus albiventer Cyriac, Ganesh, Madani, Ghosh, Kulkarni & Shanker |
Distribution:
India
(Kerala).
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Teretrurus hewstoni
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Manantoddy Red Shieldtail
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Rote Manantoddy-Schildschwanz
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Rød Manantoddy-skjoldhale
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1876 | |
Platyplectrurus hewstoni Beddome |
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Teretrurus sanguineus hewstonii Beddome 1886 |
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Teretrurus hewstonii Ganesh & Murthy 2022 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of sanguineus (e.g., Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016).
Revalidated as a separate species by Ganesh & Murthy (2022).
Distribution:
India
(Kerala).
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Teretrurus periyarensis
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Periyar Red Shieldtail
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Rote Periyar-Schildschwanz
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Rød Periyar-skjoldhale
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2024 | |
Teretrurus periyarensis Cyriac, Ganesh, Madani, Ghosh, Kulkarni & Shanker |
Distribution:
India
(Kerala).
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Teretrurus rhodogaster
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Red-bellied Shieldtail, (Wall's Shieldtail)
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Rotbauch-Schildschwänze
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Rødbuget Skjoldhale
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1921 | |
Brachyophidium rhodogaster Wall |
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Teretrurus rhodogaster Smith 1943 |
Remarks:
Previously placed in a monotypic genus, Brachyophidium.
Assigned to Teretrurus herein, following Cyriac & Kodandaramaiah (2017) and Ganesh & Murthy (2022).
Distribution:
India
(Tamil Nadu).
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Teretrurus sanguineus
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Anaimalai Red Shieldtail, Western Shieldtail, (Purple-red Shieldtail)
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Rote Schildschwanz
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Rød Skjoldhale
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1867 | |
Plectrurus sanguineus Beddome |
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Platyplectrurus sanguineus Beddome 1878 |
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Teretrurus sanguineus Beddome 1886 |
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Plectrurus scabricauda Theobald (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
Remarks:
Previously included hewstonii and travancoricus.
Distribution:
India
(Kerala).
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Teretrurus siruvaniensis
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Siruvani Hills Red Shieldtail
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Siruvani-Schildschwanz
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Siruvani-skjoldhale
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2024 | |
Teretrurus siruvaniensis Cyriac, Ganesh, Madani, Ghosh, Kulkarni & Shanker |
Distribution:
India
(Kerala).
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Teretrurus travancoricus
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Travancore Red Shieldtail, Travancore Earth Snake
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Rote Travancore-Schildschwanz
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Rød Travancore-skjoldhale
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1886 | |
Teretrurus travancoricus Beddome |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of sanguineus (e.g., Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016).
Revalidated as a separate species by Ganesh & Murthy (2022).
Distribution:
India
(Tamil Nadu).
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