Teretrurus rhodogaster
| Teretrurus rhodogaster | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Uropeltidae |
| Genus: | Teretrurus |
| Species: | T. rhodogaster |
| Binomial name | |
| Teretrurus rhodogaster Wall, 1921 | |
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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.
It is perhaps the smallest species of shield-tail snake, with adults barely exceeding 5–6 in (130–150 mm).