Travancore Hills Thorntail Snake
Platyplectrurus madurensis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Uropeltidae
- Genus
- Platyplectrurus
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Recorded in 9 places on iNaturalist
About
Travancore Hills Thorntail Snake (Platyplectrurus madurensis) is a non-venomous snake of the family Uropeltidae, found in India, Sri Lanka. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical dry forest, tropical seasonal forest and 5 more. Recorded in 9 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
Related snakes
- Lined Thorntail Snake Platyplectrurus trilineatus
- Large Shieldtail Snake Rhinophis saffragamus
- Khaire's Black Shieldtail Melanophidium khairei
- Wayanad Earth Snake Rhinophis melanoleucus
- Karinthandan Earth Snake Rhinophis karinthandani
- Bhupathy's Shieldtail Uropeltis bhupathyi
- Phillipps' Earth Snake Rhinophis phillipsi
- Mendis' Shieldtail Rhinophis mendisi
- Rajendran’s Shieldtail snake Uropeltis rajendrani
- Matale Shieldtail Rhinophis gunasekarai
- Jerdon’s Shieldtail Snake Uropeltis jerdoni
- Three-cusped uropeltis Uropeltis tricuspida
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.