Szyndlar, Zbigniew;Georgalis, Georgios L.
Rhinophis
Sign in to saveCommon names: shield-tail snakes, earth snakes
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyUropeltidae
Observations recorded2,154
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 280
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Uropeltidae
- Collections
- CAS
- Recorded in
- Sri Lanka
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
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Common names: shield-tail snakes, earth snakes
Rhinophis is a genus of nonvenomous shield-tail snakes found in Sri Lanka and South India. Currently, 24 species (with no subspecies) are recognized in this genus. Of the 24 species, 18 are endemic to Sri Lanka, while six are endemic to South India.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rhinophis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.