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Adults of I. braminus measure 2–4 inches (5.1–10.2 cm) long, uncommonly to 6 inches (15 cm), making it the smallest known snake species. The head and tail are superficially similar as the head and neck are indistinct. Unlike other snakes, the head scales resemble the body scales. The eyes are barely discernible as small dots under the head ...
The following is a list of snakes (suborder Serpentes) of South Asia, primarily covering the region covered by mainland India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, parts of Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Island chains.
Xylophis is a small genus of snakes in the family Pareidae. The genus contains five species, all of which are endemic to the Western Ghats in southern India. [2] [3] All five species are non-venomous. They constitute the monotypic subfamily Xylophiinae. They are the only pareid snakes found in India and the only snakes in the family found ...
It is the smallest member of the "big four" Indian snakes that are responsible for causing the most snakebite cases and deaths, due to various factors including their frequent occurrence in highly populated regions, and their inconspicuous nature. [4] Like all vipers, the species is venomous.
Shark-headed snake skink Nessia hickanala Sri Lanka; Layard's snake skink Nessia layardi Sri Lanka; One-toed snake skink Nessia monodactylus Sri Lanka; Sarasin's snake skink Nessia sarasinorum Sri Lanka; Eastern sandfish Ophiomorus raithmai Anderson & Leviton, 1966 Pakistan, Northwest India; Three-toed snake skink Ophiomorus tridactylus (Blyth ...
Plectrurus perrotetii, commonly known as the Nilgiri burrowing snake or Perrotet's shield-tail snake, [1] is a species of harmless snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to India . Etymology
The Uropeltidae, also commonly known as shield-tail snakes, shield-tailed snakes or earth snakes, [2] are a family of primitive, nonvenomous, burrowing snakes native to Peninsular India and Sri Lanka. The name is derived from the Greek words ura ('tail') and pelte ('shield'), indicating the presence of the large keratinous shield at the tip of ...
A small snake, P. nuchalis may attain a total length of 45 cm (18 in), which includes a tail 5.5 cm (2.2 in) long. Dorsally it is blackish brown, with many of the dorsal scales edged with black. On the neck there is a broad black chevron, pointing forward, to which the specific name, nuchalis, refers. Ventrally it is yellowish, marked with black.