Xyelodontophis uluguruensis

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Xyelodontophis
Species: Xyelodontophis uluguruensis
Name

Xyelodontophis uluguruensis Broadley & Wallach, 2002: 66

Holotype: NMZB 7443, adult ♀.

Type locality: “Lupanga Peak, Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania (06°52’S, 37°43’E).”
References
Primary references

Broadley, D.G. & Wallach, V. 2002. Review of the Dispholidini, with the description of a new genus and species from Tanzania (Serpentes, Colubridae). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Zoological series 66(2): 57–74. DOI: 10.1017/S0968047002000079 BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Xyelodontophis uluguruensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 April 2018.

Vernacular names
English: Dagger-tooth Vine Snake

Xyelodontophis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Xyelodontophis uluguruensis.[1] It is commonly known as the dagger-tooth vine snake.

It is found in Tanzania.[2]
References

Xyelodontophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 December 2016.
Xyelodontophis uluguruensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 December 2016.