Uropeltis shorttii

Uropeltis shorttii

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: Uropeltis
Species: Uropeltis shorttii

Name

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Uropeltis shorttii (Beddome, 1863)

  • Syntypes: BMNH 74.4.29.737: RR 1946.1.15.91—74.4.29.739: RR 1946.1.15.94; MNHN 95.100.
  • Type locality: “the Shevaroys”.

Combinations

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  • Silybura shorttii Beddome, 1863: 46 [original combination]
  • Silybura nilgherriensis shortiiBeddome, 1886: 15 [subsequent combination]
  • Silybura ellioti shortiiBoulenger, 1893 [subsequent combination]
  • Uropeltis ceylanicus shortiiMurthy, 1990: 15 [subsequent combination]
  • Uropeltis shorttiiGanesh, Aengals & Ramanujam, 2014 [subsequent combination]

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Shevaroy Hills Earth Snake
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