Uropeltis tricuspida

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 tricuspida

Name

Uropeltis tricuspida Gower, 2023: 109

• Holotype: CAS 244452, adult ♀, collected by C. Gans, C. Rajasundaram and R.A. Bonhoure on 11 June 1990.
• Type locality: “Sevenmalai, 4 km West of Munnar, Idukki District, Kerala, India, 2,100 m (ca. 10.075°N, 77.0417°E”.

References

Primary references

• Gower, D.J. 2023. On the taxonomy of Uropeltis petersi (Beddome, 1878) (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) and description of a new, closely related species from the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa 5319(1): 103–119. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5319.1.7 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Three-cusped Shieldtail