Uropeltis phillipsi
| Uropeltis phillipsi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Uropeltidae |
| Genus: | Uropeltis |
| Species: | U. phillipsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Uropeltis phillipsi (Nicholls, 1929) | |
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Uropeltis phillipsi, commonly known as Phillips' earth snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Uropeltidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Footnotes
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Nicholls, Lucius. 1929. A new species of Earth Snake of the genus Silybura. Spolia Zeylanica (Colombo) 15 (2): 153-155.
See also
- Genus Uropeltis.
External links
- Uropeltis phillipsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 December 2007.
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