Scientists discover new species of shield-tail snake in Western Ghats’ Meghamalai-Munnar landscape

The new species is Uropeltis caudomaculata, named in reference to the yellow spot that it has on each side of the base of its tail, rather than a stripe as occurs in its closest known relative, Uropeltis pulneyensis

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