Rhinophis melanoleucus

Rhinophis melanoleucus

Taxonavigation edit

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 melanoleucus

Name edit

Rhinophis melanoleucus Cyriac, Narayanan, Sampaio, Umesh & Gower, 2020: 330

  • Holotype: BNHS 3534, adult ♀, collected by Surya Narayanan and Pavukandy Umesh on 5 September 2018.
  • Type locality: “Wayanad Wild resort, Lakkidi, Wayanad district, Kerala state, India (11.515071° N, 76.036644° E; 825 m elevation)”.

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