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| name = Khaire's black shieldtail<br />
| image = Khaire's Black Shieldtail Melanophidium khairei by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSCN1145 (28).jpg<br />
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| genus = Melanophidium<br />
| species = khairei<br />
| authority = Gower, Giri, Captain & [[Mark Wilkinson (herpetologist)|Wilkinson]], 2016<br />
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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.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Species of Shieldtail Snake Discovered in India|url=http://www.sci-news.com/biology/new-species-snake-india-khaires-black-shieldtail-melanophidium-khairei-03696.html|work=Sci-News|accessdate=16 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New snake species discovered in Western Ghats|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/new-snake-species-discovered-in-western-ghats_1862588.html|work=[[Zee News]]|accessdate=16 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Indian, British scientists discover new species of snake in Western Ghats|url=http://m.mid-day.com/articles/indian-british-scientists-discover-new-species-of-snake-in-western-ghats/17014150|work=Mid-day.com|accessdate=16 October 2017}}</ref><br />
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The species was named after the herpetologist Neelimkumar Khaire.<ref>{{cite news|title=New snake species named after eminent herpetologist Khaire|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-new-snake-species-named-after-eminent-herpetologist-khaire-2185662|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|accessdate=16 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New Species Of Burrowing Snake Discovered In Western Ghats|url=http://allindiaroundup.com/news/new-species-of-burrowing-snake-discovered-in-western-ghats/|work=All India Roundup|accessdate=16 October 2017}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Uropeltidae]]<br />
[[Category:Endemic reptiles of India]]<br />
[[Category:Reptiles described in 2016]]<br />
[[Category:Taxa named by Mark Wilkinson (herpetologist)]]<br />
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