Melanophidium wynaudense

Melanophidium wynaudense

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 wynaudense

Name

Melanophidium wynaudense (Beddome, 1863)

• Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.15.46 (former 74.4.29.84), adult ♀, collected by R.H. Beddome between 1857–1882. [designated by Gower et al. (2016: 490)]
• Type locality: “Cherambady in the Wynand”, restricted by lectotype designation to “near Manantoddy (Mananthavady), Wayanad” by Gower et al. (2016: 490).
• Paralectotypes (n=3): BMNH 1946.1.15.74 (former 64.3.9.6), adult ♀, and MNHN-RA-1895.108 and MNHN-RA-1895.109.

Combinations

• Plectrurus wynaudensis Beddome, 1863: 48 [original combination]
• Melanophidium wynaudense — Günther, 1864: 194 [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. 
• Günther, A.C.L.G. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. Ray Society: London. xxvii + 452 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• 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 wynaudense. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
• Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Ganesan, S.R., Sreekar, R. & Prabhu, M. 2013. IUCN: Melanophidium wynaudense  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T178682A1541442. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T178682A1541442.en. Accessed on 10 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Indian Black Earth Snake

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