Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: October 31st, 2023.
 
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Genus
Rhinophis
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Sharp-nosed Shieldtails
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Spitznasen-Schildschwänze
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Spidssnudede Skjoldhaler
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1820 |  |
Rhinophis Hemprich (type species: Anguis oxyrynchus Schneider 1801) |
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1839 | |
Pseudotyphlops Schlegel (type species: Uropeltis philippinus Müller 1832; syn. Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
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1853 | |
Dapatnaya Kelaart (type species: Dapatnaya lanka-divana Kelaart 1853; syn. Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
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1858 | |
Crealia Gray (type species: Mytilia melanogaster Gray 1858; syn. Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
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1858 | |
Mitylia Gray (type species: Mitylia gerrardi Gray 1858; syn. McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999) |
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Mytilia Gray 1858 [unjustified emendation] |
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1858 | |
Morina Gray [not Morina Gimmerthal 1842 (Insecta); lapsus for Mitylia Gray 1858, according to Smith 1943] |
Contents:
24 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
India
(Karnataka,
Kerala,
Tamil Nadu),
Sri Lanka.
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Rhinophis blythii
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Sri Lankan Montane Shieldtail, (Blyth's Shieldtail)
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Srilankanische Gebirgs-Schildschwanz
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Srilankansk Bjergskjoldhale
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1853 | |
Rhinophis blythii Kelaart |
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1858 | |
Mytilia templetonii Gray (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Rhinophis dorsimaculatus
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Polkadot Shieldtail
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Grossfleckige Schildschwanz
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Storplettet Skjoldhale
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1941 | |
Rhinophis dorsimaculatus Deraniyagala |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Rhinophis drummondhayi
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Uva Patnas Shieldtail, (Drummond-Hay's Shieldtail)
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Uva Patnas-Schildschwanz
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Uva Patnas-skjoldhale
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1921 | |
Rhinophis drummondhayi Wall |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Rhinophis erangaviraji
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Rakwana Hills Shieldtail, (Eranga Viraj's Shieldtail)
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Rakwana-Schildschwanz
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Rakwana-skjoldhale
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2009 | |
Rhinophis erangaviraji Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Wickramasinghe & Ranwella |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Rhinophis fergusonianus
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Cardamom Shieldtail
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Cardamom-Schildschwanz
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Cardamom-skjoldhale
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1896 | |
Rhinophis fergusonianus Boulenger |
Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Rhinophis goweri
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Bodamalai Shieldtail
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Bodamali-Schildschwanz
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Bodamali-skjoldhale
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2013 | |
Rhinophis goweri Aengals & Ganesh |
Distribution:
India
(Tamil Nadu).
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Rhinophis gunasekarai
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Matale Shieldtail
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Matale-Schildschwanz
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Matale-skjoldhale
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2020 | |
Rhinophis gunasekarai Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Wickramasinghe & Gower |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Rhinophis homolepis
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Even-scaled Shieldtail, (Hemprich's Shieldtail)
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Gleichschuppige Schildschwanz
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Ensskællet Skjoldhale
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1820 | |
Anguis homolepis Hemprich |
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Rhinophis homolepis Hemprich 1829 |
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1853 | |
Dapatnaya trevelyanii Kelaart (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
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Rhinophis trevelyanus [unjustified emendation] Günther 1864 |
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1858 | |
Mitylia gerrardi Gray (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016; Gower 2020) |
Other common names:
trevelyana: Trevelyan's Shieldtail
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of trevelyanii (e.g., Gans 1966). McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré (1999) explained the confusion of the taxonomic history of this species.
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Rhinophis homolepis
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Rhinophis karinthandani
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Mananthavady Shieldtail
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Mananthavady-Schildschwanz
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Mananthavady-skjoldhale
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2020 | |
Rhinophis karinthandani Sampaio, Narayanan, Cyriac, Venu & Gower |
Distribution:
India
(Kerala).
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Rhinophis lineatus
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Striped Shieldtail, (Striped Rhinophis)
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Gestreifte Schildschwanz
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Stribet Skjoldhale
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2011 | |
Rhinophis lineatus Gower & Maduwage |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Rhinophis melanogaster
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Sri Lankan Black-bellied Shieldtail, (Gray's Shieldtail)
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Srilankanische Schwarzbauch-Schildschwanz
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Srilankansk Sortbuget Skjoldhale
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1858 | |
Mytilia melanogaster Gray |
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Rhinophis melanogaster Smith 1943 |
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Silybura melanogaster Beddome 1886 |
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Uropeltis melanogaster Smith 1943 |
Remarks:
Reassigned to the genus Rhinophis by Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera (2016).
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Rhinophis melanoleucus
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Lakkidi Shieldtail
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Lakkidi-Schildschwanz
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Lakkidi-skjoldhale
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2020 | |
Rhinophis melanoleucus Cyriac, Narayanan, Sampaio, Umesh & Gower |
Distribution:
India
(Kerala).
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Rhinophis mendisi
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Balangoda Shieldtail, (Mendis' Shieldtail)
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Balangoda-Schildschwanz
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Balangoda-skjoldhale
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2020 | |
Rhinophis mendisi Gower |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Rhinophis oxyrynchus
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Sharp-nosed Shieldtail, (Schneider's Shieldtail)
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Gewöhnliche Spitznasen-Schildschwanz
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Almindelig Spidssnudet Skjoldhale
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1801 | |
Anguis oxyrynchus Schneider |
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Rhinophis oxyrhynchos [unjustified emendation] Wagler 1830 |
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Pseudotyphlops oxirhynchus [unjustified emendation] Schlegel 1839 |
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Typhlops oxyrhinchus [unjustified emendation] Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854 |
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1853 | |
Dapatnaya lankadivana Kelaart (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
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1858 | |
Mytilia unimaculata Gray (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
Remarks:
The type locality of this species ("Trankebar", India) is presumably incorrect (Whitaker & Captain 2004). Most authors have misspelled the species name (Williams & Wallach 1989).
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Rhinophis philippinus
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Sri Lankan Hill Shieldtail, (Peter's Shieldtail)
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Srilankanische Hochland-Schildschwanz
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Srilankansk Højlands-skjoldhale
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1829 | |
Typhlops philippinus Cuvier |
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Rhinophis philippinus Müller 1832 |
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Rhinophis homolepis philippinus Mahendra 1984 |
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1861 | |
Rhinophis planiceps Peters (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Rhinophis phillipsi
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Gammaduva Shieldtail, (Phillips' Shieldtail)
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Gammaduva-Schildschwanz
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Gammaduva-skjoldhale
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1929 | |
Silybura phillipsi Nicholls |
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Uropeltis phillipsi Smith 1943 |
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Rhinophis phillipsi Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016 |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Rhinophis porrectus
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Elongate Shieldtail, (Willey's Shieldtail)
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Grazile Schildschwanz
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Slank Skjoldhale
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1921 | |
Rhinophis porrectus Wall |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of punctatus (e.g., Gans 1966). Revalidated by Silva (1980), followed by others (e.g.; McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999).
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Rhinophis punctatus
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Spotted Shieldtail, (Müller's Shieldtail)
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Gefleckte Schildschwanz
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Plettet Skjoldhale
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1832 | |
Rhinophis punctatus Müller |
Remarks:
Previously included porrectus (e.g., Gans 1966).
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Rhinophis roshanpererai
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Badulla Shieldtail
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Badulla-Schildschwanz
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Badulla-skjoldhale
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2017 | |
Rhinophis roshanpererai Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Rajeev & Gower |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Rhinophis saffragamus
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Greater Shieldtail, Large Shieldtail
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Grosse Schildschwanz
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Stor Skjoldhale
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1832 | |
Uropeltis philippinus Müller [not Typhlops philippinus Cuvier 1829] |
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Pseudotyphlops philippinus Schlegel 1829 |
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1853 | |
Uropeltis saffragamus Kelaart |
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Rhinophis saffragamus Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016 |
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1853 | |
Uropeltis grandis Kelaart (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
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1853 | |
Uropeltis pardalis Kelaart (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
Remarks:
Until recently placed in a separate genus and referred to as Pseudotyphlops philippinus.
When Pseudotyphlops was synonymized with Rhinophis (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016), a new species name was needed for
philippinus since there was already another species in the genus with the same specific epithet, Rhinophis philippinus (see above).
The latter species was described earlier than Pseudotyphlops philippinus, which gives it nomenclatural priority.
The next available name for Pseudotyphlops philippinus was Uropeltis saffragamus, thus making Pseudotyphlops philippinus
become Rhinophis saffragamus.
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Rhinophis sanguineus
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Red-tailed Shieldtail, (Red-bellied Shieldtail)
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Rotschwanz-Schildschwanz
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Rødhalet Skjoldhale
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1863 | |
Rhinophis sanguineus Beddome |
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1863 | |
Rhinophis microlepis Beddome (Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016) |
Distribution:
India
(Karnataka,
Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Rhinophis travancoricus
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Common Travancore Shieldtail
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Travancore-Schildschwanz
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Travancore-skjoldhale
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1893 | |
Rhinophis travancoricus Boulenger |
Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Rhinophis tricoloratus
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Ratnapura Shieldtail
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Ratnapura-Schildschwanz
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Ratnapura-skjoldhale
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1975 | |
Rhinophis tricolorata Deraniyagala |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Rhinophis zigzag
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Zigzag Shieldtail
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Zigzag-Schildschwanz
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Zigzag-skjoldhale
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2011 | |
Rhinophis zigzag Gower & Maduwage |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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