# shieldtail

> English word · Noun

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

## Etymology
From shield + tail.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shieldtail