Uropeltis caudomaculata

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: Uropeltis
Species: Uropeltis caudomaculata

Name

Uropeltis caudomaculata Gower, Das, Deepak, Gerard & Narayanan, 2024: 336

• Holotype: BMNH 1955.1.2.69, ♀, collected by Angus F. Hutton between 1946–1948.
• Type locality: “"High Wavys" (= High Wavy Mountains = Meghamalai), Tamil Nadu, India, 3,000–5,000 feet elevation (914–1,524 m)”.

References

Primary references

• Gower, D.J., Das, S., Deepak, V., Gerard, J.D. & Narayanan, S. 2024. A new species of Uropeltis Cuvier, 1829 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) from the eastern escarpment of the southern Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa 5477(3): 333–357. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5477.3.4 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Tailspot shieldtail