Genus Uropeltis
(Indian earth snakes)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

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  Family Uropeltidae (shield-tailed snakes and short-tail snakes)
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  Genus Uropeltis (Indian earth snakes)
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  Species Uropeltis arcticeps
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  Species Uropeltis beddomii
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  Species Uropeltis broughami
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  Species Uropeltis ceylanicus
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  Species Uropeltis dindigalensis
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  Species Uropeltis ellioti
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  Species Uropeltis liura
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  Species Uropeltis macrolepis
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  Species Uropeltis macrorhynchus
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  Species Uropeltis maculatus
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  Species Uropeltis melanogaster
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  Species Uropeltis myhendrae
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  Species Uropeltis nitidus
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  Species Uropeltis ocellatus
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  Species Uropeltis petersi
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  Species Uropeltis phillipsi
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  Species Uropeltis phipsonii
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  Species Uropeltis pulneyensis
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  Species Uropeltis rubrolineatus
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  Species Uropeltis rubromaculatus
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  Species Uropeltis ruhunae
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  Species Uropeltis smithi
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  Species Uropeltis woodmasoni