Uropeltidae (Shield-tailed Snakes)

Family

Shield-tailed Snakes

Uropeltidae

5 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Elliot's Earth Snake
LC

Elliot's Earth Snake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Uropeltis ellioti

Insufficient data
Schneider's Shieldtail

Schneider's Shieldtail

Reptile

Rhinophis oxyrhynchus

Insufficient data
Spotted Earth Snake

Spotted Earth Snake

Reptile

Uropeltis maculata

Insufficient data
Eranga Viraj’s shieldtail snake
CR

Eranga Viraj’s shieldtail snake

Reptile

Rhinophis erangaviraji

Insufficient data
🦎 No photo available
EN

Deraniyagala’s Shieldtail

Reptile

Rhinophis tricoloratus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
0–10
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Shield-tailed Snakes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
20–30%
2 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
10–20%
3 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
10–20%
4 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
10–20%
5 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2
10–20%