Teretrurus is a genus of nonvenomous shield-tail snakes which are endemic to the central and southern Western Ghats of India. Currently, eight species are recognized.
Species
- Teretrurus agumbens <small>Cyriac, Ganesh, Madani, Ghosh, Kulkarni & Shanker, 2024</small> - found in Agumbe
- Teretrurus albiventer <small>Cyriac, Ganesh, Madani, Ghosh, Kulkarni & Shanker, 2024</small> - found in the Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary
- Teretrurus hewstoni <small>(Beddome, 1876)</small> - found in the Wayanad Range of the Western Ghats
- Teretrurus periyarensis <small>Cyriac, Ganesh, Madani, Ghosh, Kulkarni & Shanker, 2024</small> - found in Periyar National Park
- Teretrurus rhodogaster <small>Wall, 1921</small> â Wall's shield-tail snake, Palni Mountain burrowing snake, red-bellied shield-tail snake - occurs in southern India in the Western Ghats encompassing the Palni Hills
- Teretrurus sanguineus <small>(Beddome, 1867)</small> â purple-red earth snake - occurs in southern India in the Manimuthar Hills and Nyamakad
- Teretrurus siruvaniensis <small>Cyriac, Ganesh, Madani, Ghosh, Kulkarni & Shanker, 2024</small> - found in Siruvani Hills
- Teretrurus travancoricus <small>(Beddome, 1886)</small> â Travancore earth snake, found in the southern Western Ghats south of Shengottai Gap
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