Sharp-nosed Shieldtails
Rhinophis
Rhinophis is a genus of nonvenomous shield tail snakes found in Sri Lanka and South India. Currently, 19 species (with no subspecies) are recognized in this genus. Of the 19 species, 15 are endemic to Sri Lanka, while 4 are endemic to South India.
27 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 27 known species
Bicoloured shieldtail
speciesRhinophis melanoleucus
Cuvier's Earth Snake
speciesRhinophis philippinus
Schneider's Shieldtail
speciesRhinophis oxyrhynchus
Karinthandan's shield tail
speciesRhinophis karinthandani
Blyth's Earth Snake
speciesRhinophis blythii
Large Shieldtail Snake
speciesRhinophis saffragamus
Trevelyan's Earth Snake
speciesRhinophis homolepis
Gray's Earth Snake
speciesRhinophis melanogaster
Salty Earth Snake
speciesRhinophis sanguineus
Drummond-Hay's Earth Snake
speciesRhinophis drummondhayi
Eranga Viraj’s shieldtail snake
speciesRhinophis erangaviraji
Sabaragamuwa Shieldtail
speciesRhinophis martin
Cardamom Hills Earth Snake
speciesRhinophis fergusonianus
Mendis' Shieldtail
speciesRhinophis mendisi
Müller's Earth Snake
speciesRhinophis punctatus
Phillipps' Earth Snake
speciesRhinophis phillipsi
Siruvani Hills Shieldtail
speciesRhinophis siruvaniensis
Tamil Nadu Earth Snake
speciesRhinophis travancoricus
Striped Rhinophis
speciesRhinophis lineatus
Willey's Earth Snake
speciesRhinophis porrectus
Roshan Perera's Shieldtail
speciesRhinophis roshanpererai
Deraniyagala’s Shieldtail
speciesRhinophis tricoloratus
Matale Shieldtail
speciesRhinophis gunasekarai
Zigzag Rhinophis
speciesRhinophis zigzag
Eastern Ghats Snake
speciesRhinophis goweri
Rattota Shieldtail
speciesRhinophis dinarzardae
Polkadot Earth Snake
speciesRhinophis dorsimaculatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 32378.