Lichanura Cope 1861 (sand boa)
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Synonym: Paraepicrates Hecht 1959
Parent taxon: Erycinae according to D. Parmley and J. A. Holman 1995
See also Carroll 1988, Cope 1875, Hecht 1959, Holman 2000 and Kluge 1988
Sister taxa: Albaneryx, Bransateryx, Cadurceryx, Eryx, Gaimanophis, Geringophis, Gongylophis, Huberophis, Pterygoboa, Tregophis
Subtaxa: Paraepicrates brevispondylus
Ecology: fossorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Nebraska collection)
• Eocene of United States (1: Wyoming)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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