Uropeltidae
Also known as: Kilpipyrstökäärmeet, Pipe Snakes, Schildschwänze, Schildstaartslangen, Serpentes-cauda-de-escudo, Serpientes cola de escudo, Shield-tail Snakes, Shield-tailed Snakes
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Squamata |
| Family | Uropeltidae |
| Genera | 8 |
| Species records held | 65 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 85 |
| GBIF key | 5022 |
Genera in Uropeltidae
- Uropeltis — 27 species: Uropeltis arcticeps, Uropeltis beddomii, Uropeltis bhupathyi, Uropeltis bicatenata, Uropeltis broughami, Uropeltis ceylanica, Uropeltis dindigalensis, Uropeltis ellioti
- Rhinophis — 24 species: Rhinophis blythii, Rhinophis dorsimaculatus, Rhinophis drummondhayi, Rhinophis erangaviraji, Rhinophis fergusonianus, Rhinophis goweri, Rhinophis gunasekarai, Rhinophis homolepis
- Melanophidium — 4 species: Melanophidium bilineatum, Melanophidium khairei, Melanophidium punctatum, Melanophidium wynaudense
- Plectrurus — 3 species: Plectrurus aureus, Plectrurus guentheri, Plectrurus perroteti
- Platyplectrurus — 2 species: Platyplectrurus madurensis, Platyplectrurus trilineatus
- Plecturus — 2 species: Plecturus aureus, Plecturus perroteti
- Teretrurus — 2 species: Teretrurus rhodogaster, Teretrurus sanguineus
- Pseudoplectrurus — 1 species: Pseudoplectrurus canaricus
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.