Uropeltis jerdoni
Uropeltis jerdoni, also known commonly as Jerdon's shieldtail snake, is a species of snake belonging to the family Uropeltidae. This recently described species is known from the Devarayanadurga hills, abutting the Bangalore suburbs in Bangalore Rural District and the bordering Tumkur district of Karnataka State in South India.
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Range & habitat
U. jerdoni is a fossorial and nocturnal species that feeds on earthworms. This species occurs in moist forest floor and under the humus-rich top soil, in hilly deciduous forest terrain.
Wikipedia: “Behaviour and habitat”
In human culture
U. jerdoni is named in honour of Dr. Thomas Caverhill Jerdon (1811–1872), a pioneering English naturalist who worked extensively on Indian fauna. He described several reptiles from Bangalore, including the Mysore day gecko (Cnemaspis mysoriensis).
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1367321.