Rhinophis 

Rhinophis
Salty earth snake, R. sanguineus
Salty earth snake, R. sanguineus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Uropeltidae
Genus: Rhinophis
Hemprich, 1820
Synonyms
  • Rhinophis - Hemprich, 1820
  • Dapatnaya - Kelaart, 1853
  • Mitylia - Gray, 1858
  • Mytilia - Gray, 1858
  • Morina - Gray, 18581

Common names: (none).

Rhinophis is a genus of non-venomous shield tail snakes found in southern India and Sri Lanka. Currently, 12 species are recognized and no subspecies.2

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Geographic range

Found in southern India and Sri Lanka.1

Species

Species2 Taxon author2 Common name Geographic range1
R. blythii Kelaart, 1853 Blyth's earth snake Sri Lanka in the hills of Central (Hatton and Pundluoya), Uva, Sabaragamuwa (Balangoda) and Southern Provinces.
R. dorsimaculatus Deraniyagala, 1941 Sri Lanka. Known only from the type locality in North Western Province.
R. drummondhayi Wall, 1921 Drummond-Hay's earth snake Sri Lanka in the Hills of Central and Uva Provinces (Haldumulla, Nanunukula and Uva Patnas at 1,200 m elevation).
R. fergusonianus Boulenger, 1896 Cardamom Hills earth snake Southern India in the Western Ghats: Cardamom Hills, Travancore.
R. homolepis (Hemprich, 1820) Sri Lanka in the Hills of Sabaragamuwa (Ratnapura, Yatiyantota and Balangoda Hills below 900 m), Central and Uva Provinces.
R. oxyrynchusT (Schneider, 1801) Schneider's earth snake Sri Lanka in the dry zone of Northern, Central and Eastern Provinces.
R. philippinus (Cuvier, 1829) Peter's earth snake Sri Lanka in the Hills of Sabaragamuwa and Central Provinces.
R. porrectus Wall, 1921 Willey's earth snake Sri Lanka. Known only from the type locality in North Western Province.
R. punctatus Müller, 1832 Müller's earth snake Sri Lanka in Central (Kandy, Peradeniya) and Western Provinces (Puttalam).
R. sanguineus Beddome, 1863 Salty earth snake Southern India in the Western Ghats: Mysore (Koppa, Kalsa), Wynaad, Nilgiris, Travancore and Tinnevelly Hills.
R. travancoricus Boulenger, 1893 Travancore shieldtail Southern India: Travancore, from sea level to an elevation of about 1,200 m in the hills. In Trivandrum, Pirmed, Mahendragiri, Ernakulam and Chenganacherry.
R. tricolorata Deraniyagala, 1975 Sri Lanka. Known only from the type locality: "vicinity of the rain forest of Sinha Raja to the south west of Ratnapura at an elevation of 1,500 feet with a rainfall of over 200 inches per annum.

*) Not including the nominate subspecies.
T) Type species.1

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. ^ a b c Rhinophis (TSN 634404). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 1 September 2007.

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