Uropeltis broughami

Brougham's earth snake, or the Sirumalai shieldtail, is a snake of the family Uropeltidae endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India, found in the Sirumalai Hills and Palni Hills of Tamil Nadu. It grows to 41 cm in total length (Wikipedia, general species account).

The back is brown with crosswise series of small yellow, black-edged eye-like spots, the sides have a series of large yellow spots, and the belly scales are dark brown. The back scales are in 19 rows at midbody and the snout is sharply pointed.