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Rhinophis saffragamus KELAART, 1853

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Higher TaxaUropeltidae, Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Large Shieldtail Snake 
SynonymUropeltis philippinus CUVIER 1829 (nomen nudum)
Uropeltis philippina — WAGLER 1830 (nomen nudum)
Uropeltis philippinus MÜLLER 1832: 252
Uropeltis philippinus — COCTEAU 1833
Uropeltis philippinus — EYDOUX & GERVAIS 1837: 2
Pseudo-typhlops philippinus SCHLEGEL 1839: 44
Uropeltis grandis KELAART 1853
Uropeltis pardalis KELAART 1853
Uropeltis saffraganus KELAART 1853
Uropeltis saffragamus [sic] — KELAART 1854: 27
Uropeltis philippinus — DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1854: 161
Uropeltis grandis — GRAY 1858: 378
Uropeltis pardalis — GRAY 1858: 378
Uropeltis ? philippinus — GRAY 1858: 378
Uropeltis philippinus — JAN 1865
Uropeltis grandis — BEDDOME 1886: 9
Uropeltis grandis — BOULENGER 1893: 139
Uropeltis grandis — WALL 1921: 26
Pseudotyphlops philippinus — SMITH 1943: 93
Pseudotyphlops philippinus — GANS 1966: 12
Pseudotyphlops philippinus — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 135
Pseudotyphlops philippinus — KARUNARATHNA & AMARASINGHE 2011
Pseudotyphlops philippinus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 608
Rhinophis saffragamus — PYRON et al. 2016 (replacement name) 
DistributionSri Lanka

Type locality: "Ratnapoora, . . . District of Saffragam, near Adam‘s Peak", Sri Lanka [Uropeltis saffraganus KELAART]

Type locality: "Kerinday‘ near Matura‘ . . . Southern Province”, Sri Lanka [Uropeltis grandis KELAART]

Type locality: ,‚Matura", Sri Lanka [Uropeltis pardalis KELAART]  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesHolotype: MNHN-RA 5621 (Uropeltis philippinus CUVIER)
Holotype: Lost (fide TAYLOR 1953) [Uropeltis saffraganus KELAART]
Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.8.1 (formerly 54.6.18.1) [Uropeltis grandis KELAART]
Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.16.55 (formerly 54.6.18.2) [Uropeltis pardalis KELAART] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1113 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentType species: Uropeltis philippinus is the type species of the genus Pseudotyphlops Schlegel, 1839. 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
References
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