Ular ekor perisai

Ular ekor perisai
	Uropeltis pulneyensis
Klasifikasi ilmiah
Kerajaan:	Animalia
Filum:	Chordata
Subfilum:	Vertebrata
Kelas:	Reptilia
Ordo:	Squamata
Subordo:	Serpentes
Infraordo:	Alethinophidia
Famili:	Uropeltidae; J.P. Müller, 1832
Sinonim
	Uropeltana J.P. Müller, 1832; Uropeltacea J.P. Müller, 1832; Rhinophes Fitzinger, 1843; Uropeltidae Gray, 1845; Uropeltina Gray, 1858; Plecturina Gray, 1858; Rhinophidae Cope, 1900; Uropeltinae McDowell, 1975;

Uropeltidae atau ular ekor perisai adalah suku ular yang terdiri dari ular-ular berekor seperti perisai. Nama latin ular ini merujuk pada ciri-cirinya yang khas: ura="ekor" dan peltas="perisai". Ular-ular ini endemik di India dan Sri Lanka.^[2]

Genus

Sejauh ini terdapat 8 genus.

Genus	Penemu	Spesies	Nama umum	Penyebaran
Brachyophidium	Wall, 1921	1		India Selatan
Melanophidium	Günther, 1864	3		India Selatan
Platyplectrurus	Günther, 1868	2		India Selatan dan Sri Lanka
Plectrurus	A.H.A. Duméril, 1851	4		India.
Pseudotyphlops	Schlegel, 1839	1		Sri Lanka
Rhinophis	Hemprich, 1820	12		India Selatan and Sri Lanka
Teretrurus	Beddome, 1886	1		India Selatan
Uropeltis^T	Cuvier, 1829	26	Ular ekor perisai sejati	India dan Sri Lanka

^T) Type genus^[1]

Referensi

^ ^a ^b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
^ Greene, H. W. and R. W. Mcdiarmid. 2005. Wallace and Savage: heroes, theories, and venomous snake mimicry. pp 190–208. Donnelly M. A., Crother B. I., Guyer C., Wake M. H., White M. E. (eds.). Ecology and Evolution in the Tropics, a Herpetological Perspective. Chicago University of Chicago Press.

Informasi lebih lanjut

Das I. 2002. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-056-5. (Uropeltidae, p. 59).
Uropeltidae di Pangkalan Data Reptil Reptarium.cz. Diakses 3 November 2008.
Uropeltidae @ Reptile Database

[McD99-1] McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).

[2] Greene, H. W. and R. W. Mcdiarmid. 2005. Wallace and Savage: heroes, theories, and venomous snake mimicry. pp 190–208. Donnelly M. A., Crother B. I., Guyer C., Wake M. H., White M. E. (eds.). Ecology and Evolution in the Tropics, a Herpetological Perspective. Chicago University of Chicago Press.

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