Rhinophis mendisi

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 mendisi

Name

Rhinophis mendisi Gower, 2020: 496

• Holotype: MCZ 18037, adult ♂, collected by Frank Wall, date unknown.
• Type locality: “Rasagalla, near (ca. 8 km to the northwest of) Balangoda, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka (6.69° N, 80.64° E; ca. 540 m a.s.l.: data from GoogleEarth)”.

References

Primary references

• Gower, D.J. 2020. A new species of Rhinophis Hemprich, 1820 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) from southwestern Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 4810(3): 495–510. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.6 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Rhinophis mendisi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Mendis’ Shieldtail