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Bhupathy’s shield tail
May 15 , 2018
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- Zoological Scientists have discovered a new species of shield tail snake named Bhupathy’s shield tail from the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu.
- It is presently only known to exist in Anaikatty hills of Tamil Nadu which is dominated by deciduous type of vegetation.
- Bhupathy’s shield tail was named in honour of Dr Subramanian Bhupathy who was a noted Indian herpetologist.
- The zoological name of this newly identified snake is Uropeltis bhupathyi. It differs from other members of its group as it has a broader and longer head.
- It has been categorised it as ‘data deficient’ in IUCN Red list of threatened species as of now.
- At present, there are 45 known species of shield tail snakes around the world, of which 30 are endemic to India and 15 to Sri Lanka.
- Herpetology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians and reptiles.
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