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Melanophidium khairei
Range
Maharashtra and Karnataka
Khaire's black shield-tail snake is a burrowing snake of the family Uropeltidae endemic to India (Wikipedia, general species account).
The Reptile Database lists Maharashtra and Karnataka. The account used here gives no further detail.