Smith's earth snake

Smith's earth snake
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Uropeltidae
Genus: Uropeltis
Species:
U. grandis
Binomial name
Uropeltis grandis
(Beddome, 1867)
Synonyms
  • (non Uropeltis grandis
    Kelaart, 1853)
  • Rhinophis grandis
    Beddome, 1867
  • Silybura grandis
    — Beddome, 1886
  • Silybura grandis
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Uropeltis grandis
    — M.A. Smith, 1943
  • Uropeltis smithi
    Gans, 1966
    (nomen novum)
  • Uropeltis grandis
    — Pyron et al., 2016

Smith's earth snake (Uropeltis grandis), also known commonly as the violet shieldtail, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to India.

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