Palni Mountain Burrowing Snake
Teretrurus rhodogaster
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Reptiles
Teretrurus rhodogaster is a species of nonvenomous shield tail snake, endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It is known as Wall's shield-tail snake, the Palni Mountain burrowing snake, or the red-bellied shield-tail snake.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Uropeltidae
- Genus
- Teretrurus