Platyplectrurus Explained

Common name: Thorntail snakes^[1]

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

Species	Taxon author	Subsp.*	Common name^[2]	Geographic range
Platyplectrurus madurensis	Beddome, 1877	1	Travancore Hills thorntail snake	South India (the Western Ghats in the Palnai and Travancore Hills)
Platyplectrurus trilineatus^T	(Beddome, 1867)	0	lined thorntail snake	South India in the Western Ghats: Anaimalai in (Kerala)

• ) Not including the nominate subspecies

^T) Type species

Notes and References

1. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
2. The Reptile Database. www,reptile-database.org