Wildlifeof India
Plectrurus guentheri
Shieldtails, Blind & Burrowing Snakes
Photo: Richard Henry Beddome (1830–1911) – delinator Julius Jury (1821–1870) – litographer · Public domain
Plectrurus guentheri
Basic stats
Habitat
Forest, around 3,500 feet (1,100m)
Range
Western Ghats and associated hills of Kerala; type locality Walaghat on the western slopes of the Nilgiris
Size
Total length about 33cm
Günther's burrowing snake is a snake of the family Uropeltidae endemic to the Western Ghats of India, found in the Western Ghats and associated hills of Kerala. The type locality is Walaghat on the western slopes of the Nilgiris. Total length is about 13 inches (33 cm) (Wikipedia, general species account).
Its preferred habitat is forest at around 3,500 feet (1,100 m). Beddome (1864) described the scales of the neck as in 17 rows, the front of the trunk in 13 rows and the rest of the body in 15.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Plectrurus guentheri live in?
- Forest, around 3,500 feet (1,100m)
- Where is the Plectrurus guentheri found?
- Western Ghats and associated hills of Kerala; type locality Walaghat on the western slopes of the Nilgiris
- How big is the Plectrurus guentheri?
- Total length about 33cm