Khaire's black shieldtail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Uropeltidae |
Genus: | Melanophidium |
Species: | M. khairei
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Binomial name | |
Melanophidium khairei Gower, Giri, Captain & Wilkinson, 2016
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Melanophidium khairei or Khaire's black shield-tail snake is a species of burrowing snake of the family Uropeltidae, endemic to India.[1][2][3]
The species was named after the herpetologist Neelimkumar Khaire.[4][5]