Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Uropeltoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Henophidia
Superfamilia: Uropeltoidea

Familia: Uropeltidae
Genus: Uropeltis
Species: Uropeltis macrorhyncha

Name

Uropeltis macrorhyncha (Beddome, 1877)

  • Holotype: BMNH 1946.9.7.45 (formerly 83.1.12.24).
  • Type locality: “Anamullay Mountains, 4000 feet elevation”.

Combinations

  • Silybura macrorhyncha Beddome, 1877: 167 [original combination]
  • Uropeltis macrorhynchaSmith, 1943: 78 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

  • Beddome, R.H. 1877. Descriptions of three new snakes of the family Uropeltidae from Southern India. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 45(1): 167–168. BHL Reference page. 
  • Smith, M.A. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, including the whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. Taylor and Francis: London. xii + 583 pp., 166 text figures. PDF Open access Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Anaimalai Earth Snake
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