Animalia > Chordata > Squamata > Uropeltidae > Platyplectrurus > Platyplectrurus madurensis

Platyplectrurus madurensis (Travancore Hills Thorntail Snake)

Synonyms: Plectrurus ruhanae; Plectrurus ruhunae; Wallia inexpectata

Wikipedia Abstract

Platyplectrurus madurensis, commonly known as the Travancore Hills thorntail snake, is a species of uropeltid snake. It is endemic to southern India and Sri Lanka.
View Wikipedia Record: Platyplectrurus madurensis

Infraspecies

Platyplectrurus madurensis madurensis
Platyplectrurus madurensis ruhunae

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Platyplectrurus madurensis

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
South Western Ghats montane rain forests India Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Western Ghats and Sri Lanka India, Sri Lanka Yes

External References

Citations

Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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