Species

Rhinophis dorsimaculatus

Rhinophis dorsimaculatus · described by DERANIYAGALA 1941

Rhinophis fergusonianus, a close relative of Rhinophis dorsimaculatus

Pictured: Rhinophis fergusonianus, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Artist's reconstruction.

Photo: George Albert Boulenger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Rhinophis dorsimaculatus
First described
DERANIYAGALA 1941
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Snakes (Serpentes)
Family
Uropeltidae
Genus
Rhinophis

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree