Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: Reptiles Snakes Uropeltidae Asia Taxonomy of the genus Uropeltis Biodiversity of the family Uropeltidae Bibliography of the genus Uropeltis (Typical Shieldtails) (Reptilia: Serpentes: Uropeltidae) Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted. Uropeltis in general Lanza, B.; Boscherini, S. 2000. The gender of the genera Podarcis Wagler 1830 (Lacertidae), Pelamis Daudin 1803 (Hydrophilidae) and Uropeltis Cuvier 1829 (Uropeltidae). Tropical Zoology 13(2): 327-329. Mirza, Z.A.; Pal, S. 2010. Über eine Schlange aus der Gattung Uropeltis (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) aus den Western Ghats von Maharashtra, Indien. Sauria (Berlin) 32(3): 47-51. Murthy, T.S.N. 1978. Unusual snakes. Zoologiana 1: 7-8. Sanap, R.V.; Mirza, Z.A.; Ullalkar, K. 2011. Notizen zur Fortpflanzung und Nahrung von Geckoella spp. im Norden der Western Ghats von Maharashtra, Indien. Sauria (Berlin) 33(2): 47-50. Uropeltis arcticeps Ganesh, S.R.; Aengals, R.; Ramanujam, E. 2014. Taxonomic reassessment of two Indian shieldtail snakes in the Uropeltis ceylanicus species group (Reptilia: Uropeltidae). Journal of Threatened Taxa 6(1): 5305-5314. Uropeltis bhupathyi Jins, V.J.; Sampaio, F.L.; Gower, D.J. 2018. A new species of Uropeltis Cuvier, 1829 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) from the Anaikatty Hills of the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa 4415(3): 401–422. Uropeltis bicatenata Gower, D.J.; Captain, A.; Thakur, S.S. 2008. On the taxonomic status of Uropeltis bicatenata (Günther) (Reptilia: Serpentes: Uropeltidae). Hamadryad 33: 64-82. Thite, V.K.; Kirtane, A. 2013. Erstnachweis von Polychromatismus bei Uropeltis bicatenata (Günther, 1864). Sauria (Berlin) 35(4): 61-62. Uropeltis ceylanica Ganesh, S.R.; Aengals, R.; Ramanujam, E. 2014. Taxonomic reassessment of two Indian shieldtail snakes in the Uropeltis ceylanicus species group (Reptilia: Uropeltidae). Journal of Threatened Taxa 6(1): 5305-5314. Ganesh, S.R.; Arumugam, M. 2016. Species richness of montane herpetofauna of southern Eastern Ghats, India: a historical resume and a descriptive checklist. Russian Journal of Herpetology 23(1): 7-24. Guibé, J. 1948. Étude du dimorphisme sexuel chez trois espèces du genre Silybura (Ophidien). Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 73: 91-94. Venugopal, P.D. 2006. Observations of Uropeltis ceylanicus (Cuvier, 1829) predated by the Malabar Whistling Thrush Myiophonus horsfieldii in Anamalai Hills, Western Ghats. Herpinstance 4(1): 8-9. Uropeltis dindigalensis Beddome, R.H. 1877. Descriptions of three new snakes of the family Uropeltidae from southern India. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877: 167-168. Ganesh, S.R.; Arumugam, M. 2016. Species richness of montane herpetofauna of southern Eastern Ghats, India: a historical resume and a descriptive checklist. Russian Journal of Herpetology 23(1): 7-24. Uropeltis ellioti Chettri, B.; Bhupathy, S. 2010. Three little known reptile species from the Araku Valley, Eastern Ghats with notes on their distribution. Journal of Threatened Taxa 2(8): 1109-1113. Ganesh, S.R.; Arumugam, M. 2016. Species richness of montane herpetofauna of southern Eastern Ghats, India: a historical resume and a descriptive checklist. Russian Journal of Herpetology 23(1): 7-24. Guibé, J. 1948. Étude du dimorphisme sexuel chez trois espèces du genre Silybura (Ophidien). Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 73: 91-94. Kannan, P.; Bhupathy, S. 1997. Occurrence of the Elliot's shieldtail snake (Uropeltis ellioti) in Anaikatty Hills, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Cobra (Madras) 28: 34-35. Kumara, H.N.; Chaitra, M.S. 2001. Uropeltid snakes and their predators. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 98(2): 288-289. Mukherjee, D.; Bhupathy, S. 2004. Uropeltis ellioti in the diet of Naja naja. Hamadryad 28(1-2): 109-110. Wadatkar, J.S.; Chikhale, M.P. 2010. First record of Uropeltis ellioti and study of their habits and habitat in Melghat forest in Satpuda. Reptile RAP 9: 4-5. Uropeltis macrolepis Chari, K.K. 1954. An addition to the list of snakes of Bombay and Salsette - Uropeltis macrolepis (Peters) - Uropeltidae. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 52(1): 213-214. Chari, V.K. 1952. Localization of the striped variety of the roughtailed earthsnake - Uropeltis macrolepis (Peters) - to Mahableshwar. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 50: 950-951. Chari, V.K. 1953. Some more notes on Uropeltis macrolepis (Peters) with special reference to specimens from Mahableshwar (Western Ghats, Bombay). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 51(2): 512. Chari, V.K. 1955. A new form of the burrowing snake, Uropeltis macrolepis (Peters) from Mahableshwar. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 52(4): 901. Ghate, H.V.; Khaire, N. 1992. An addition to the snake fauna of Pune, Maharashtra State, India. Herpeton (Pune) 4 [1991]: 13. Khaire, N. 1977. Snake collecting in Matheran. Newsletter of the Madras Snake Park Trust 2(1): 10-11. Lobo, A.S. 2006. Uropeltis macrolepis in the diet of Calliophis nigrescens. Hamadryad 30(1-2): 200-201. McCann, C. 1924. A note on the habits of the large-scaled earth-snake Silybura macrolepis. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 29: 1062-1063. Sekar, A.G.; Almeida, M.R. 1993. Range extension of the Bombay shield-tail snake Uropeltis macrolepis (Peters 1861) (Serpentes: Uropeltidae). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 90(3): 520-521. Uropeltis macrorhyncha Beddome, R.H. 1877. Descriptions of three new snakes of the family Uropeltidae from southern India. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877: 167-168. Uropeltis madurensis Ganesh, S.R.; Aengals, R.; Ramanujam, E. 2014. Taxonomic reassessment of two Indian shieldtail snakes in the Uropeltis ceylanicus species group (Reptilia: Uropeltidae). Journal of Threatened Taxa 6(1): 5305-5314. Uropeltis ocellata Kumara, H.N.; Chaitra, M.S. 2001. Uropeltid snakes and their predators. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 98(2): 288-289. Vyas, R. 1998. Comments on distributional records of reptiles from Gujarat State. Hamadryad 23(2): 194-195. Uropeltis phipsonii Ganesh, S.R.; Arumugam, M. 2016. Species richness of montane herpetofauna of southern Eastern Ghats, India: a historical resume and a descriptive checklist. Russian Journal of Herpetology 23(1): 7-24. Uropeltis pulneyensis Guibé, J. 1948. Étude du dimorphisme sexuel chez trois espèces du genre Silybura (Ophidien). Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 73: 91-94. Melvinselvan, G.; Nibedita, D. 2016. Defensive caudal display in Uropeltis pulneyensis Beddome 1863 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) from Palani Hills, Western Ghats, India. Russian Journal of Herpetology 23(1): 77-80. Uropeltis rubrolineata Ali, S. 1949. Extension of range of the Earth Snake Uropeltis rubrolineatus (Gunther). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 48(2): 376. Ghate, H.V. 1994. On some relatively less known members of the herpetofauna of the Pune region. Herpeton (Pune) 5-6: 8-10. Uropeltis rubromaculata Beddome, R.H. 1867. Descriptions and figures of five new snakes from the Madras Presidency. Madras Quart. Journ. Med. Sc. 1: 14-16. Uropeltis shorttii Ganesh, S.R.; Aengals, R.; Ramanujam, E. 2014. Taxonomic reassessment of two Indian shieldtail snakes in the Uropeltis ceylanicus species group (Reptilia: Uropeltidae). Journal of Threatened Taxa 6(1): 5305-5314. Ganesh, S.R.; Arumugam, M. 2016. Species richness of montane herpetofauna of southern Eastern Ghats, India: a historical resume and a descriptive checklist. Russian Journal of Herpetology 23(1): 7-24. Uropeltis woodmasoni Olori, J.C. 2010. Digital endocasts of the cranial cavity and osseous labyrinth of the burrowing snake Uropeltis woodmasoni (Alethinophidia: Uropeltidae). Copeia 2010(1): 14-26.