Common name: Thorntail snakesThe Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Platyplectrurus is a genus of nonvenomous shield tail snakes endemic to the Western Ghats of India. Currently, two species are recognized.
Geographic range Found in the Western Ghats of South India. Found in high elevation (> 1200 m asl) montane Shola forests, under rocks, fallen logs and in piles of debris.
Species SpeciesTaxon authorSubsp.*Common nameThe Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.orgGeographic rangePlatyplectrurus madurensisBeddome, 18771Travancore Hills thorntail snakeSouth India (the Western Ghats in the Palnai and Travancore Hills)Platyplectrurus trilineatusT(Beddome, 1867)0lined thorntail snakeSouth India in the Western Ghats: Anaimalai in (Kerala) ) Not including the nominate subspecies T) Type species
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