Uropeltis ocellata

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 ocellata

Name

Uropeltis ocellata (Beddome, 1863)

  • Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.15.59.
  • Type locality: “Walagbat on the Western slopes of the Neilgherries in the dense forests at an elevation of 3,500 feet”.

Combinations

  • Silybura ocellata Beddome, 1863: 46 [original combination]
  • Uropeltis ocellataSmith, 1943 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

  • Beddome, R.H. 1863. Further Notes upon the Snakes of the Madras Presidency; with Descriptions of new Species. Madras Quarterly Journal of Medical Science 6: 41–48. 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: Ocellated Earth Snake
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