Rhinophis zigzag

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 zigzag Gower & Maduwage, 2011: 59

Holotype: CAS 226306, ♂, collected by C. Gans in May 1974.
Type locality: “"Bibilegema Rd.", near Passara, Province of Uva. There are no precise coordinates for the locality, though Bibilegama is at 06°54’N, 81°08’ E and approximately 1,000 m altitude”.

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 zigzag (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T197254A2480781. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T197254A2480781.en. Accessed on 15 December 2025.