Uropeltis grandis

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: Uropeltis
Species: Uropeltis grandis

Name

Uropeltis grandis (Beddome, 1867)

• Syntypes: BMNH 1946.1.16.52; MNHN 95.79.
• Type locality: “Anamallay forests in moist woods at 4,000 feet elevation”.

Combinations

• Rhinophis grandis Beddome, 1867: 15 [original combination]
• Silybura grandis — Günther, 1864 [subsequent combination]
• Uropeltis grandis — Smith, 1943: 85 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Beddome, R.H. 1866. Descriptions and figures of Five New Snakes from the Madras Presidency. Madras Quarterly Journal of Medical Science 11: 14–16. Reference page. 
• Smith, M.A. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, including the whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. Taylor and Francis: London. xii + 583 pp., 166 text figures. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Uropeltis grandis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 July 2021.
• Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Ganesan, S.R. & Vijayakumar, S.P. 2018. IUCN: Uropeltis grandis  (Near Threatened) (amended version of 2013 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T178411A127982170. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T178411A127982170.en. Accessed on 14 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Smith's Earth Snake