Rhinophis oxyrhynchus

Rhinophis oxyrhynchus

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 Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Henophidia Superfamilia: Uropeltoidea

Familia: Uropeltidae
Genus: Rhinophis
Species: Rhinophis oxyrhynchus

Name

Rhinophis oxyrhynchus (Schneider, 1801)

• Syntypes: ZMB 3825, ♀, and ZMB 3826, juvenile ♂, collected by Christoph Samuel John, from Marcus Elieser Bloch collection.
• Type locality: “India orientali”, emended to “Ceylon [=Sri Lanka]” by Smith (1943: 92).

Combinations

• Anguis oxyrynchus Schneider, 1801: 341 [original combination, incorrect original spelling]
• Anguis (Rhinophis) oxyrhynchus — Hemprich, 1820: 119 [subsequent combination, spelling emendation]
• Rhinophis oxyrhynchos — Wagler, 1830: 195 [subsequent combination, incorrect subsequent spelling]

References

Primary references

• Schneider, J.G. 1801. Historiae Amphibiorum naturalis et literariae. Fasciculus secundus continens Crocodilos, Scincos, Chamaesauras, Boas, Pseudoboas, Elapes, Angues, Amphisbaenas et Caecilias. Friederici Frommanni: Jenae. 364 pp. 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 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Rhinophis oxyrhynchus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
• de Silva, A., Gower, D.J. & Somaweera, R. 2010. IUCN: Rhinophis oxyrhynchus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T178248A7506496. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178248A7506496.en. Accessed on 24 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Schneider's Earth Snake