Rhinophis sanguineus

Rhinophis sanguineus

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: Rhinophis
Species: Rhinophis sanguineus

Name

Rhinophis sanguineus Beddome, 1863: 47

• Syntypes: BMNH 1946.1.16.54 (formerly BMNH 1864.3.9.2) and BMNH 1946.1.16.76.
• Type locality: “Cherambady, in the Wynand”.

References

Primary references

• Beddome, R.H. 1863. Further Notes upon the Snakes of the Madras Presidency; with Descriptions of new Species. Madras Quarterly Journal of Medical Science 6: 41–48. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Rhinophis sanguineus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
• Srinivasulu, B., Srinivasulu, C., Vijayakumar, S.P. & Ganesan, S.R. 2013. IUCN: Rhinophis sanguineus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172613A1352267. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172613A1352267.en. Accessed on 10 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Salty Earth Snake

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