Pseudotyphlops

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Large Shield Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Uropeltidae Genus: Pseudotyphlops Schlegel, 1839 Species: P. philippinus
Binomial name
Pseudotyphlops philippinus Müller, 1832
Synonyms
Pseudo-typhlops - Schlegel, 1839 Pseudotyphlops - M.A. Smith, 1943 Uropeltis philippinus - Cuvier, 1829 Uropeltis philippina - Wagler, 1830 Uropeltis philippinus - Müller, 1832 Uropeltis philippinus - Eydoux & Gervais, 1837 Pseudo-Typhlops philippinus - Schlegel, 1839 Uropeltis Saffragamus - Kelaart, 1853 Uropeltis Grandis - Kelaart, 1853 Uropeltis pardalis - Kelaart, 1853 Uropeltis grandis - Boulenger, 1893 Pseudotyphlops philippinus - M.A. Smith, 1943[1]

Common names: Large shield snake.

Pseudotyphlops is a monotypic genus of snakes containing the species P. philippinus, which is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka. No subspecies are currently recognized.^[2]

Contents 1 Geographic range 2 Taxonomy 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Geographic range

Found in Sri Lanka in central and southern Uva and Sabaragamuwa Provinces. Vertical range is from near sea level to 900 m elevation. The type locality given is "Philippinschen Inseln": in error, according to Smith (1943).^[1]

[edit] Taxonomy

Pseudotyphlops is also mentioned in the synonymy of Ramphotyphlops, a genus of blind snakes, but then as a name proposed by Fitzinger in 1843. However, at the time this name was already preoccupied by Schlegel's Pseudo-typhlops (1939).^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Pseudotyphlops philippinus at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 30 August 2007.