Teretrurus hewstoni

Taxonavigation

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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: Teretrurus
Species: Teretrurus hewstoni

Name

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Teretrurus hewstoni (Beddome, 1876)

  • Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.15.77 (formerly 76.9.16.1).
  • Type locality: “Manantoddy, in the Wynad, elevation 2,700 feet”.

Combinations

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  • Platyplectrurus hewstoni Beddome, 1876: 701 [original combination]
  • Teretrurus sanguineus var. hewstoniiBeddome, 1886: 28 [subsequent combination]
  • Teretrurus hewstoniiGanesh & Murthy, 2022: 29 [subsequent combination]

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Manantoddy Earth Snake