Uropeltis jerdoni

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 jerdoni

Name

Uropeltis jerdoni Ganesh, Punith, Adhikari & Achyuthan, 2021: 18510

• Holotype: BNHS 3562, adult ♀, collected by K.G. Punith and N.S. Achyuthan in January 2020.
• Type locality: “Devarayana Durga (13.371°N, 77.210°E; 1,060 m) in Tumkur District, Karnataka, India”.
• Paratypes (7): BNHS 3563, adult ♀, same data as holotype; BNHS 216 a–b, BNHS 217 a–b, BNHS 218 a–b, collected by Frank Wall, date unknown, from “Nandi Durga (13.370°N, 77.681°E; 1,470 m) in Chikballapur District, Karnataka, India”.

References

Primary references

• Ganesh, S.R., Punith, K.G., Adhikari, O.D. & Achyuthan, N.S. 2021. A new species of shieldtail snake (Squamata: Uropeltidae: Uropeltis) from the Bengaluru uplands, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 13(6): 18508–18517. DOI: 10.11609/jott.6736.13.6.18508-18517 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Jerdon’s Shieldtail Snake