Melanophidium khairei

Melanophidium khairei

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: Melanophidium
Species: Melanophidium khairei

Name

Melanophidium khairei Gower, Giri, Captain & Wilkinson, 2016: 482

• Holotype: BNHS 3452, mature ♀, collected by M. Bhise, H. Ogale and R. Koregaonkar on 15 July 2006.
• Type locality: “Amboli, Sindudurg district, Maharashtra, India (15°57’ N, 73°59’ E, 715 m elevation)”.

References

Primary references

• Gower, D.J., Giri, V., Captain, A. & Wilkinson, M. 2016. A reassessment of Melanophidium Günther, 1864 (Squamata: Serpentes: Uropeltidae) from the Western Ghats of peninsular India, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 4085(4): 481–503. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4085.4.2 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Melanophidium khairei. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 January 2019.
• Giri, V. 2021. IUCN: Melanophidium khairei  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T127942641A127942768. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T127942641A127942768.en. Accessed on 18 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Khaire’s Black Shieldtail