Rhinophis goweri

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 goweri

Name

Rhinophis goweri Aengals & Ganesh, 2013: 63

• Holotype: ZSI SRC/VRS 256, adult ♀, collected by K. Ilango, R. Aengals and party on 2 October 2010.
• Type locality: “Noolathu Kombai, Bodamalai hills (11°28’ N 78°10’ E; ca. 980 m elevation) situated between Namakkal and Salem districts in Tamil Nadu state, India”.

References

Primary references

• Aengals, R. & Ganesh, S.R. 2013. Rhinophis goweri – A New Species of Shieldtail Snake from the Southern Eastern Ghats, India. Russian Journal of Herpetology 20(1): 61–65. Abstract and PDF. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Rhinophis goweri. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 October 2020.