Road kills of the endemic snake Perrotet’s Shieldtail Plectrurus perrotetii, Dumeril, 1851 (Reptilia: Squamata: Uropeltidae) in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India

• DOI: 10.11609/jott.2494.8.11.9375-9376
• Publication Date: 2016-09-27T01:17:01Z
• Authors: P. Santhoshkumar; P. Kannan; B. Ramakrishnan; A Veeramani; A. Samson; S. Karthick; J. Leonaprincy; B. Nisha; N. Dineshkumar; A. Abinesh; U. Vigneshkumar; P. Girikaran
• Keywords: Tamil

Twenty seven road killed specimens of Plectrurus perrotetii were recorded in Emerald and its surrounding areas the Nilgiris. Among kills, fourteen them females, males six are juveniles. kill female this species, it was observed that gravid with fully developed young. Three to developing young ones