Uropeltis rajendrani

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 Cladus: Sauropsida 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 rajendrani

Name

Uropeltis rajendrani Ganesh & Srikanthan, 2020: 15437

• Holotype: BNHS 3559, adult ♂, collected by N.S. Achyuthan & N.V. Srikanthan in August 2019.
• Type locality: “Bodhamalai, Tamil Nadu State, India”.

References

Primary references

• Ganesh, S.R. & Srikanthan, A.N. 2020. A new species of shieldtail snake (Reptilia: Squamata: Uropeltidae) from Kolli Hill complex, southern Eastern Ghats, peninsular India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 12(4): 15436–15442. DOI: 10.11609/jott.5680.12.4.15436-15442 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Rajendran’s Shieldtail Snake