Rhinophis lineatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Uropeltoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida 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 lineatus

Name

Rhinophis lineatus Gower & Maduwage, 2011: 53

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

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Rhinophis lineatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 May 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Striped Earth Snake