Shieldtail

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shieldtail \Shield"tail`\, n. (Zool.)
     Any species of small burrowing snakes of the family
     {Uropeltidae}, native of Ceylon and Southern Asia. They have
     a small mouth which can not be dilated.
     [1913 Webster]