Xyelodontophis uluguruensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota 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: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Xyelodontophis uluguruensis Broadley & Wallach, 2002: 66

Holotype: NMZB 7443 (formerly KMH 2636), adult ♀, collected by J. Lovett in November 1983.
Type locality: “Lupanga Peak, Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania (06°52’S, 37°43’E).”

Broadley, D.G. & Wallach, V. 2002. Review of the Dispholidini, with the description of a new genus and species from Tanzania (Serpentes, Colubridae). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Zoology Series 66(2): 57–74. DOI: 10.1017/S0968047002000079 BHL Reference page.

Howell, K., Beraduccii, J. & Ngalason, W. 2021. IUCN: Xyelodontophis uluguruensis (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T190638A46134790. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T190638A46134790.en. Accessed on 14 October 2025.