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Taxon: Genus Uropeltis Cuvier, 1829 (reptile)
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Authorship

Original name Cuvier, [G.] 1829. Règne Anim. (ed. 2) 2: 76 ("Cuvier").
Original rank loc. cit. ("genre nouveau").
Original spelling loc. cit. ("Les Uropeltis").
Description/Diagnosis in French loc. cit.

Etymology

Latin (subst. fem.) pelta (gen.: peltae), a small light shield of leather. Ref: B. Lanza & S. Boscherini, 2000: 328.
Greek (subst. fem.) πέλτη [péltē], a small light shield of leather. Ref: B. Lanza & S. Boscherini, 2000: 328.

Gender

Feminine Ref: B. Lanza & S. Boscherini, 2000. Tropical Zoology 13: 328.

Types

Type ofUropeltidae (Family) Müller, 1831 Ref: R.A. Pyron et al., 2013: 48. [inferred]
Type ofUropeltinae (Subfamily)
TypeUropeltis ceylanica Cuvier, 1829 Ref: V. Wallach et al., 2014: 765. [implicit]
TypeUropeltis ceylanicus Cuvier, 1829 Ref: V. Wallach et al., 2014: 764.

Vernacular Names (English)

Translationshield-bearing tail Ref: B. Lanza & S. Boscherini, 2000: 328.
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