Uraeotyphlus oxyurus

Uraeotyphlus oxyurus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophiona

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 Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Gymnophiona

Familia: Ichthyophiidae
Genus: Uraeotyphlus
Species: Uraeotyphlus oxyurus

Name

Uraeotyphlus oxyurus (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)

• Lectotype: MNHN-RA-0.4271A.
• Type locality: “Côte du Malabar”, India.
• Paralectotype: MNHN-RA-1994.419, same data as the lectotype.

Combinations

• Coecilia oxyuraus Duméril & Bibron, 1841: 280 [original ocmbination]
• Uraeotyphlus oxyurus — Peters, 1880: 933 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1841. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Tome Huitième (In French). Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris. III + 784 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Dutta, S., Bhatta, G., Gower, D., Oommen, V. & Wilkinson, M. 2004. IUCN: Uraeotyphlus oxyurus  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T59658A11965831. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59658A11965831.en. Accessed on 15 September 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Red Caecilian

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