arn ata ka ▁bur row ing ▁s nake ▁( P se ud op lect r urus ▁can ar icus ) ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁u rop elt id ▁s nake ▁en demic ▁to ▁India . ▁ ▁Geographic ▁range ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁southern ▁India . ▁ ▁Type ▁local ity : ▁" S outh ▁Can ara , ▁[...] ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁K ud ra ▁M uk h , ▁a ▁mountain ▁ 6 0 0 0 ▁feet ▁high " ▁( e lev ation ). ▁ ▁Description ▁D ors um ▁brown ish ▁vio let , ▁each ▁scale ▁usually ▁pal er ▁in ▁the ▁center . ▁Li ps ▁yellow , ▁some ▁yellow ▁bl ot ches ▁on ▁the ▁anterior ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁body , ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁spec im ens ▁small ▁yellow ▁sp ots ▁on ▁the ▁back . ▁Vent ral ▁surface ▁of ▁tail ▁yellow , ▁with ▁in ▁some ▁spec im ens ▁a ▁black ▁median ▁stre ak . ▁ ▁Ad ult s ▁may ▁att ain ▁a ▁total ▁length ▁of ▁ 4 3   cm ▁( 1 7 ▁inches ). ▁ ▁D ors al ▁scales ▁arranged ▁in ▁ 1 5 ▁rows ▁at ▁mid body , ▁in ▁ 1 9 ▁rows ▁behind ▁the ▁head . ▁V entr als ▁ 1 7 2 - 1 8 8 ; ▁sub ca ud als ▁ 6 - 1 3 . ▁ ▁Sn out ▁obt use . ▁Port ion ▁of ▁the ▁ro str al ▁visible ▁from ▁above ▁shorter ▁than ▁its ▁distance ▁from ▁the ▁front al . ▁Nas als ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁each ▁other ,