Rhinophis phillipsi
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Uropeltidae |
Genus: | Rhinophis |
Species: | R. phillipsi
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Binomial name | |
Rhinophis phillipsi (, 1929)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Rhinophis phillipsi, commonly known as Phillips' earth snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Etymology[]
The specific name, phillipsi, is in honor of British naturalist Major (1892–1981).[2]
See also[]
- Genus Uropeltis.
References[]
Further reading[]
- de Silva A, Goonewardene S, Bauer A, , Drake J, de Silva P (2005). "Notes on the snakes inhabiting the Knuckles massif with special reference to Uropeltis melanogaster (Gray, 1858) and Uropeltis phillipsi (Nicholls, 1929)". Lyriocephalus 6: 149–159.
- Nicholls, Lucius (1929). "A new species of Earth Snake of the genus Silybura ". Spolia Zeylanica (Colombo) 15 (2): 153–155. (Silybura phillipsi, new species).
- Smith, Malcolm A. (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Uropeltis phillipsi, new combination, p. 87).
External links[]
- Uropeltis phillipsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 December 2007.
Categories:
- Rhinophis
- Reptiles of Sri Lanka
- Endemic fauna of Sri Lanka
- Reptiles described in 1929
- Alethinophidia stubs