Rhinophis homolepis

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 homolepis

Name

Rhinophis homolepis Hemprich, 1820: 119

• Holotype: ZMB 3827.
• Type locality: not stated, designated “Zeylania [=Sri Lanka]” by Peters (1861: 14).

References

Primary references

• Hemprich, F.W. 1820. Grundriss der Naturgeschichte für höhere Lehranstalten. August Rücker: Berlin. 432 pp.

Additional references

• McDiarmid, R.W., Campbell, J.A. & Touré, T.A. 1999. Snake Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Volume 1. Herpetologists’ League: Washington, Dictrict of Columbia. 511 pp. ISBN 9781893777002 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Rhinophis homolepis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
• Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. & Wickramasinghe, N. 2021. IUCN: Rhinophis homolepis  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T197174A123311932. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T197174A123311932.en. Accessed on 24 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Trevelyan's Earth Snake