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Shield Tailed Snakes
Uropeltidae Müller 1832
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Daniel George cc-by-nc-4.0
Uropeltidae (Shield Tailed Snakes) is a family of
snakes
.
EOL has data for
15 attributes
, including:
geographic distribution includes
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
Definition:
This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Sri Lanka
URI:
http://www.geonames.org/1227603
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habitat includes
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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chernozem
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002237
Definition:
Chernozems are soils with a thick black surface layer that is rich in organic matter.
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number of public records in bold
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/NumberPublicRecordsInBOLD
Definition:
number of records in this clade in the Barcode Of Life Database (BOLD)
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1
Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of shield-tailed snakes.
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Daniel George cc-by-nc-4.0
shield-tailed snakes includes
7 children
:
Melanophidium Günther 1864 (Black Earth Snakes)
Platyplectrurus Günther 1868
Plectrurus Duméril & Bibron 1851
Pseudoplectrurus Boulenger 1890
Rhinophis Hemprich 1820 (Rhinocerps earth snakes)
Teretrurus Beddome 1886
Uropeltis Cuvier 1829 (Indian earth snakes)
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