Rhinophis lineatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Uropeltoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Henophidia Superfamilia: Uropeltoidea

Rhinophis lineatus Gower & Maduwage, 2011: 53

Holotype: CAS 226024, ♀, collected by Lalith Jayawickrama between 26–30 October 1976.
Type locality: “Harasbedda (07°03’N, 80°52’ E, alt. 1,460 m), near Ragala, Central Province”.

Gower, D.J. & Maduwage, K. 2011. Two new species of Rhinophis Hemprich (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) from Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 2881(1): 51–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2881.1.4 Reference page.

Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. & Wickramasinghe, N. 2021. IUCN: Rhinophis lineatus (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T197253A2480774. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T197253A2480774.en. Accessed on 15 December 2025.