Uropeltis guentheri

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 guentheri

Name

Uropeltis guentheri (Beddome, 1878)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.16.74 (formerly 83.1.12.34).
• Type locality: “High Wavy' mountain, Madura district, 5000 feet elevation”.

Combinations

• Silybura guentheri Beddome, 1878 [original combination]
• Uropeltis guentheri — Gower, Das, Deepak, Gerard & Naratanan, 2024 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Beddome, R.H. 1878. Description of six new species of snakes of the genus Silybura, family Uropeltidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1878: 800–802.
• 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: Madura Shieldtail