Uropeltis tricuspida

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Uropeltoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Henophidia Superfamilia: Uropeltoidea

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”.

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.

English: Three-cusped Shieldtail

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