Teretrurus is a monotypic genus created for the nonvenomous shield tail snake species, Teretrurus sanguineus, endemic to southern India. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0