Uropeltis arcticeps

Uropeltis arcticeps, commonly known as the Madurai earth snake or the Tinevelly uropeltis, is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to India.

Uropeltis arcticeps
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Uropeltidae
Genus:	Uropeltis
Species:	U. arcticeps
Binomial name
Uropeltis arcticeps (Günther, 1875)
Synonyms[2]
Silybura arcticeps Günther, 1875 Silybura madurensis Beddome, 1878 Silybura nilgherriensis var. picta Beddome, 1886 Uropeltis arcticeps — M.A. Smith, 1943

Geographic distribution

U. arcticeps is found in South India (Western Ghats south of Palghat; from sea level (Alleppey) to about 5,000 feet in the Travancore Hills; Tinnevelly Hills).

The type locality of Silybura arcticeps is "Tinevelly, S India", and the type locality of Silybura nilgherriensis var. picta is "North Travancore near Peermede, on coffee estate at an elevation between 3000 and 4000 feet, S India".