Platyplectrurus madurensis

Platyplectrurus madurensis

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: Platyplectrurus
Species: Platyplectrurus madurensis

Name

Platyplectrurus madurensis Beddome, 1877: 167

• Syntypes (n=6): BMNH 1946.1.15.64 (formerly 83.1.12.52), 1946.1.15.78 (formerly 83.1.12.56) — 1946.1.15.80 (formerly 83.1.12.58); MNHN 95.115 (2 specimens).
• Type locality: “About Kodiukarnal on the Pulney Mountains (Madura district), 600 feet elevation”.

References

Primary references

• Beddome, R.H. 1877. Descriptions of three new snakes of the family Uropeltidae from Southern India. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 45(1): 167–168. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Platyplectrurus madurensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
• Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B. & Ganesan, S.R. 2013. IUCN: Platyplectrurus madurensis  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T178420A1533817. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T178420A1533817.en. Accessed on 10 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Travancore Hills Thorntail Snake

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