Uropeltis pulneyensis

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

Uropeltis pulneyensis (Beddome, 1863)

Syntypes: BMNH 1946.1.17.6, MNHN 1895.78, and ZSI 4381 [unknown], ZSI 6948 [Palni], ZSI 6950 [unknown], and ZSI 6972–75 [Madras], collected by R.H. Beddome between 1857–1863.
Type locality: “Pulney Hills, 7000 to 8000 feet”.

Beddome, R.H. 1863. Descriptions of new species of the family Uropeltidae from Southern India, with notes on other little-known species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 31(1): 225–229. BHL Reference page.
Smith, M.A. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, including the whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. Taylor and Francis: London. xii + 583 pp., 166 text figures. PDF Reference page.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Uropeltis pulneyensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 November 2022.
Srinivasulu, B., Srinivasulu, C., Vijayakumar, S.P., Ramesh, M., Ganesan, S.R. & Madala, M. 2013. IUCN: Uropeltis pulneyensis (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T178729A1543559. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T178729A1543559.en. Accessed on 14 November 2022.

English: Palni Shieldtail

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