Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update:
October 17th, 2024.




 



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Genus
Uropeltis

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Typical Shieldtails
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Eigentliche Schildschwänze
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Egentlige Skjoldhaler
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1829 |  |
Uropeltis Cuvier (type species: Uropeltis ceylanicus Cuvier 1829) |
1845 |  |
Siluboura Gray (type species: Uropeltis ceylanicus Cuvier 1829; syn. Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
1851 |  |
Coloburus Dumeril in Dumeril & Dumeril (type species: Uropeltis ceylanicus Cuvier 1829; syn. Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
Contents:
29 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks:
Grammatical gender of Uropeltis is feminine (Lanza & Boscherini 2000).
Distribution:
India
(Andhra Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh,
Goa,
Gujarat,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Odisha,
Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis arcticeps

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Tirunelveli Shieldtail
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Tirunelveli-Schildschwanz
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Tirunelveli-skjoldhale
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1875 |  |
Silybura arcticeps Günther |
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Silybura nilgherriensis arcticeps Beddome 1886 |
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Uropeltis arcticeps Smith 1943 |
1886 |  |
Silybura nilgherriensis var. picta Beddome (Gans 1966) |

Remarks:
Previously included madurensis.
Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis beddomii

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Anaimalai Shieldtail, (Beddome's Shieldtail)
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Anaimalai-Schildschwanz
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Anaimalai-skjoldhale
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1862 |  |
Silybura beddomii Günther |
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Uropeltis beddomii Wall 1923 |

Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis bhupathyi

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Anaikatty Shieldtail
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Anaikatty-Schildschwanz
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Anaikatty-skjoldhale
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2018 |  |
Uropeltis bhupathyi Jins, Sampaio & Gower |

Distribution:
India
(Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis bicatenata

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Two-chained Shieldtail
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Ketten-Schildschwanz
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Kæde-skjoldhale
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1864 |  |
Silybura bicatenata Günther |
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Uropeltis ceylanicus bicatenata Murthy 1990 |
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Uropeltis bicatenata Gower, Captain & Thakur 2008 |

Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of ceylanicus (e.g., Gans 1966). Revalidated by Gower, Captain & Thakur (2008).
Distribution:
India
(Maharashtra).
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Uropeltis broughami

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Sirumalai Shieldtail
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Sirumalai-Schildschwanz
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Sirumalai-skjoldhale
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1878 |  |
Silybura broughami Beddome |
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Uropeltis broughami Smith |
1878 |  |
Silybura levingii Beddome (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |

Distribution:
India
(Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis caudomaculata

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Spot-tailed Shieldtail
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Fleckenschwanz-Schildschwanz
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Plethalet Skjoldhale
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2024 |  |
Uropeltis caudomaculata Gower, Das, Deepak, Gerard & Naratanan |

Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of pulneyensis (Gower, Das, Deepak, Gerard & Naratanan 2024).
Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis ceylanica

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Kerala Shieldtail
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Kerala-Schildschwanz
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Kerala-skjoldhale
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1829 |  |
Uropeltis ceylanica Cuvier |
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Pseudotyphlops ceylanicus Schlegel 1839 |
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Silyboura ceylonicus [unjustified emendation] Gray 1845 |
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Coloburus ceylanicus Duméril & Duméril 1951 |
1854 |  |
Uropeltis affinis Jerdon (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
1862 |  |
Silybura brevis Günther (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
1863 |  |
Silybura nilgherriensis Beddome (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
1886 |  |
Silybura nilgherriensis var. annulata Beddome (Gans 1966) |
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Silybura ellioti annulata Boulenger 1893 |
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Uropeltis ceylanicus annulata Murthy 1990 |

Remarks:
Previously included bicatenata and shortii.
Named after an incorrect type locality "Ceylan", but never reported from Sri Lanka (Whitaker & Captain 2004).
Distribution:
India
(Goa,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Maharashtra,
Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis dindigalensis

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Dindigul Shieldtail, (Sirumalai Shieldtail)
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Dindigul-Schildschwanz
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Dindigul-skjoldhale
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1877 |  |
Silybura dindigalensis Beddome |
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Uropeltis dindigalensis Smith 1943 |
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Uropeltis ellioti dindigalensis Mahendra 1984 |

Distribution:
India
(Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis ellioti

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Madras Shieldtail, (Elliot's Shieldtail)
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Madras-Schildschwanz
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Madras-skjoldhale
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1858 |  |
Siloboura ellioti Gray |
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Uropeltis ellioti Smith 1943 |
1875 |  |
Silybura punctata Günther (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |

Distribution:
India
(Andhra Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh,
Goa,
Gujarat,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Odisha,
Tamil Nadu,
Telangana).
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Uropeltis grandis

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Violet Shieldtail, (Smith's Shieldtail)
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Violett-Schildschwanz
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Violet Skjoldhale
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1867 |  |
Rhinophis grandis Beddome [not Uropeltis grandis Kelaart 1857] |
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Silybura grandis Gunther 1868 |
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Uropeltis grandis Smith 1943 |
1966 |  |
Uropeltis smithi Gans [replacement name for Rhinophis grandis Beddome 1867] (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |

Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis guentheri

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Madurai Shieldtail
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Madurai-Schildschwanz
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Madurai-skjoldhale
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1878 |  |
Silybura guentheri Beddome |
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Uropeltis guentheri Gower, Das, Deepak, Gerard & Naratanan 2024 |

Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of pulneyensis (e.g., Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016).
Revalidated as a separate species by Gower, Das, Deepak, Gerard & Naratanan (2024).
Distribution:
India
(Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis jerdoni

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Bengaluru Shieldtail, (Jerdon's Shieldtail)
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Bengaluru-Schildschwanz
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Bengaluru-skjoldhale
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2021 |  |
Uropeltis jerdoni Ganesh, Punith, Adhikari & Achyuthan |

Distribution:
India
(Karnataka).
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Uropeltis liura

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Ashambu Shieldtail
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Ashambu-Schildschwanz
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Ashambu-skjoldhale
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1875 |  |
Silybura liura Günther |
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Uropeltis liura Smith 1943 |

Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis macrolepis

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Large-scaled Shieldtail
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Grossschuppige Schildschwanz
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Storskællet Skjoldhale
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1862 |  |
Silybura macrolepis Peters |
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Uropeltis macrolepis Chari 1955 |
1955 |  |
Uropeltis macrolepis mahableshwarensis Chari |

Other common names:
macrolepis: Bombay Hill Shieldtail
mahableshwarensis: Mahableshwar Shieldtail
Distribution:
India
(Goa,
Gujarat,
Maharashtra).
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Uropeltis macrorhyncha

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Large-nosed Shieldtail, (Anaimalai Shieldtail)
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Grossnasen-Schildschwanz
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Bredsnudet Skjoldhale
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1877 |  |
Silybura macrorhyncha Beddome |
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Uropeltis macrorhynchus Smith 1943 |

Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis maculata

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Orange-spotted Shieldtail, Red-sided Shieldtail
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Orangegefleckte Schildschwanz
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Orangeplettet Skjoldhale
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1878 |  |
Silybura maculata Beddome |
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Uropeltis maculatus Smith 1943 |

Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis madurensis

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Common Periyar Shieldtail
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Gewöhnliche Periyar-Schildschwanz
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Almindelig Periyar-skjoldhale
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1878 |  |
Silybura madurensis Beddome |
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Uropeltis arcticeps madurensis Smith 1943 |
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Uropeltis madurensis Ganesh, Aengals & Ramanujam 2014 |

Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of arcticeps (e.g., Gans 1966). Revalidated as a separate species by Ganesh, Aengals & Ramanujam (2014). Not mentioned for Kerala by Palot (2015).
Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis myhendrae

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Barred Shieldtail
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Gebänderte Schildschwanz
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Båndet Skjoldhale
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1886 |  |
Silybura nilgherriensis var. myhendrae Beddome |
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Silybura myhendrae Boulenger 1893 |
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Uropeltis myhendrae Smith 1943 |

Remarks:
A record from Goa (Pradhan 2008) is regarded as doubtful.
Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis nitida

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Cochin Shieldtail
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Cochin-Schildschwanz
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Cochin-skjoldhale
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1878 |  |
Silybura nitida Beddome |
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Uropeltis nitidus Smith 1943 |

Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis ocellata

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Ocellate Shieldtail, (Anaimalai Shieldtail, Nilgiri Shieldtail)
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Ocellen-Schildschwanz
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Øjeplet-skjoldhale
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1863 |  |
Silybura ocellata Beddome |
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Uropeltis ocellatus Smith 1943 |
1878 |  |
Silybura dupeni Beddome (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
1878 |  |
Silybura ochracea Beddome (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |

Remarks:
Presence in Gujarat is considered erroneous (Patel & Vyas 2019).
Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh,
Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis petersi

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Yellow-spotted Shieldtail, Peters' Shieldtail
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Gelbfleckige Schildschwanz
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Gulplettet Skjoldhale
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1868 |  |
Silybura petersi Beddome |
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Uropeltis petersi Smith 1943 |

Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis phipsonii

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Maharashtra Shieldtail, (Phipson's Shieldtail)
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Maharashtra-Schildschwanz
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Maharashtra-skjoldhale
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1888 |  |
Silybura phipsonii Mason |
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Uropeltis phipsonii Smith 1943 |
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Uropeltis myhendrae phipsonii Mahendra 1984 |

Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of rubrolineata (e.g., Gans 1966).
Treated as a valid species by Whitaker & Captain (2004) and Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera (2016).
Known with certainty only from Maharashtra.
Records from Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu need confirmation (Srinivasulu, Srinivasulu, Giri & Thakur 2013).
Distribution:
India
(Maharashtra).
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Uropeltis pulneyensis

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Palani Hills Shieldtail
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Palani-Schildschwanz
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Palani-skjoldhale
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1863 |  |
Plectrurus pulneyensis Beddome |
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Rhinophis pulneyensis Günther 1864 |
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Silybura pulneyensis Beddome 1878 |
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Uropeltis pulneyensis Smith 1943 |

Remarks:
Previously included guentheri as well as the population now assigned to caudomaculata.
Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis rajendrani

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Kolli Hills Shieldtail
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Kolli-Schildschwanz
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Kolli-skjoldhale
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2020 |  |
Uropeltis rajendrani Ganesh & Achyuthan |

Distribution:
India
(Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis rubrolineata

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Red-lined Shieldtail, Red-striped Shieldtail
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Rotstreifen-Schildschwanz
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Rødstribet Skjoldhale
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1875 |  |
Silybura rubrolineata Günther |
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Uropeltis rubrolineatus Smith 1943 |

Remarks:
Previously included phipsoni (e.g., Gans 1966).
Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Maharashtra,
Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis rubromaculata

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Red-spotted Shieldtail
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Rotfleckige Schildschwanz
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Rødplettet Skjoldhale
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1867 |  |
Silybura rubromaculata Beddome |
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Uropeltis rubromaculatus Smith 1943 |

Distribution:
India
(Karnataka,
Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis shorttii

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Shevaroy Shieldtail
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Shevaroy-Schildschwanz
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Shevaroy-skjoldhale
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1863 |  |
Silybura shorttii Beddome |
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Silybura nilgherriensis shortii Beddome 1886 |
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Silybura ellioti shortii Boulenger 1893 |
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Uropeltis ceylanicus shortii Murthy 1990 |
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Uropeltis shorttii Ganesh, Aengals & Ramanujam 2014 |

Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of ceylanica (e.g., Gans 1966).
Revalidated as a separate species by Ganesh, Aengals & Ramanujam (2014).
Distribution:
India
(Tamil Nadu).
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Uropeltis tricuspida

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Munnar Shieldtail, Three-cusped Shieldtail
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Munnar-Schildschwanz
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Munnar-skjoldhale
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2023 |  |
Uropeltis tricuspida Gower |

Distribution:
India
(Kerala).
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Uropeltis woodmasoni

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Indian Black-bellied Shieldtail
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Indische Schwarzbauch-Schildschwanz
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Indisk Sortbuget Skjoldhale
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1875 |  |
Silybura melanogaster Günther [not Mytilia melanogaster Gray 1858] |
1876 |  |
Silybura wood-masoni Theobald |
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Uropeltis wood-masoni Smith 1943 |
1878 |  |
Silybura nigra Beddome (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
1954 |  |
Uropeltis ruhunae Deraniyagala (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
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Uropeltis ruhanae Gans 1966 [unjustified emendation] |

Distribution:
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.
Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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