Plectrurus
Plectrurus is a genus of nonvenomous shield tail snakes endemic to the Western Ghats of South India. Currently, four species are recognized. They inhabit high elevation montane Shola forests and are usually found under fallen logs and rocks. Some species are rare while some are quite common in their range.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Nilgiri Burrowing Snake
speciesPlectrurus perroteti
Kerala Burrowing Snake
speciesPlectrurus aureus
Günther's Burrowing Snake
speciesPlectrurus guentheri
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 32390.