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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Uropeltidae
Bibliography of the genus Melanophidium
Biodiversity of the family Uropeltidae








Genus
Melanophidium

Black Shieldtails

Schwarze Schildschwänze

Sorte Skjoldhaler

1864 Melanophidium Günther (type species: Plectrurus wynaudensis Beddome 1863)
Contents: 4 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: India (Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu).

Melanophidium bilineatum

Yellow-striped Shieldtail

Gelbstreifen-Schildschwanz

Gulstribet Skjoldhale

1870 Melanophidium bilineatum Beddome

Remarks: Considered restricted to Kerala. Records from Tamil Nadu are regarded as doubtful (Gower, Giri, Captain & Wilkinson 2016).
Distribution: India (Kerala).


Melanophidium khairei

Amboli Shieldtail, (Khaire's Black Shieldtail)

Amboli-Schildschwanz

Amboli-skjoldhale

2016 Melanophidium khairei Gower, Giri, Captain & Wilkinson

Remarks: Previously regarded as a population of punctatum (Gower, Giri, Captain & Wilkinson 2016).
Distribution: India (Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra).


Melanophidium punctatum

Pied-bellied Shieldtail

Bunt-bäuchige Schildschwanz

Pletbuget Skjoldhale

1871 Melanophidium punctatum Beddome

Remarks: Now restricted to Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Records from Goa, Karnataka, and Maharashtra refer to khairei (Gower, Giri, Captain & Wilkinson 2016).
Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu).


Melanophidium wynaudense

Wayanad Shieldtail

Wayanad-Schildschwanz

Wayanad-skjoldhale

1863 Plectrurus wynaudensis Beddome
Melanophidium wynaudense Günther 1863

Remarks: Previously included the population now assigned to khairei. Now restricted to Karnataka and Kerala. Records from Tamil Nadu are regarded as doubtful (Gower, Giri, Captain & Wilkinson 2016). Specific epithet occasionally misspelt wynandense (McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999).
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala).