Uropeltis dindigalensis

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 dindigalensis

Name

Uropeltis dindigalensis (Beddome, 1877)

• Syntypes: BMNH 1946.1.16.37 (formerly 77.8.10.3); 1946.1.16.2 (83.1.12.5), 1946.1.16.4 (83.1.12.7); MNHN 95.88.
• Type locality: “Heavy forests on the Sirumullay hills, near Dindigul, at 4000-5000 feet elevation”.

Combinations

• Silybura dindigalensis Beddome, 1877: 167 [original combination]
• Uropeltis dindigalensis — Smith, 1943: 77 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Beddome, R.H. 1877. Descriptions of three new snakes of the family Uropeltidae from Southern India. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 45(1): 167–168. 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Uropeltis dindigalensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 July 2021.
• Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Ganesan, S.R. & Vijayakumar, S.P. 2013. IUCN: Uropeltis dindigalensis  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172621A1353772. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172621A1353772.en. Accessed on 10 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Sirumalai Hills Earth Snake