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Rhinophis (Rhinocerps earth snakes)

Reptilia - Uropeltidae

Taxonomy
Rhinophis was named by Hemprich (1820). It is extant.

It was assigned to Uropeltidae by Frank and Ramus (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Rhinophis Hemprich
1996Rhinophis Frank and Ramus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
superfamilyAnilioidea
familyUropeltidae
genusRhinophisHemprich 1820

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Rhinophis Hemprich 1820 [Rhinocerps earth snakes]
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Rhinophis blythii Kelaart 1853 [Blyth's earth snake]
Rhinophis drummondhayi Wall 1921 [Drummond Hay's earth snake]
Rhinophis philippinus Cuvier 1829 [Peters' Philippine earth snake]
Rhinophis sanguineus Beddome 1863 [Salty earth snake]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available