Melanophidium khairei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Booidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Superfamilia: Booidea

Familia: Uropeltidae
Genus: Melanophidium
Species: Melanophidium khairei

Name

• Melanophidium khairei Gower, Giri, Captain & Wilkinson, 2016: 482

Holotype: BNHS 3452, mature ♀, collected by M. Bhise, H. Ogale and R. Koregaonkar on 15 July 2006.

Type locality: “Amboli, Sindudurg district, Maharashtra, India (15°57’ N, 73°59’ E, 715 m elevation)”.

References

Primary references

• Gower, D.J., Giri, V., Captain, A. & Wilkinson, M. 2016. A reassessment of Melanophidium Günther, 1864 (Squamata: Serpentes: Uropeltidae) from the Western Ghats of peninsular India, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 4085(4): 481–503. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4085.4.2.Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Melanophidium khairei. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 January 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Khaire’s Black Shieldtail