Rhinophis karinthandani

Rhinophis karinthandani

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 karinthandani

Name

Rhinophis karinthandani Sampaio, Narayanan, Cyriac, Venu & Gower, 2020: 4

• Holotype: BMNH 79.7.4.2, ♂, collector and date unknown, accessioned into the collection of the Natural History Museum, London in July 1879.
• Type locality: “Manantoddy, Wynad, 2,000 ft” [= Mananthavady, Wayanad district], Kerala, India. Mananthavady today is a small town, the centre of which (according to GoogleEarth) is at 11.8035° N, 76.005° E and an elevation of ca. 760 m.”

References

Primary references

• Sampaio, F.L., Narayanan, S., Cyriac, V.P., Venu, G. & Gower, D.J. 2020. A new Indian species of Rhinophis Hemprich, 1820 closely related to R. sanguineus Beddome, 1863 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae). Zootaxa 4881(1): 1–24. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4881.1.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Rhinophis karinthandani. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 November 2022.