shieldtail

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Uropeltidae

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Uropeltidae

Etymology edit

shield +‎ tail

Noun edit

shieldtail (plural shieldtails)

Any species of small burrowing snakes of the family Uropeltidae, native to Sri Lanka and Southern Asia.

Synonyms edit

pipe snake

References edit

“shieldtail”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams edit

hiatellids, tailshield

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