Calamagras gallicus Rage 1977 (dwarf boa)

Reptilia - Squamata - Boidae

Full reference: J.-C. Rage. 1977. An erycine snake (Boidae) of the genus Calamagras from the French lower Eocene, with comments on the phylogeny of the Erycinae. Herpetologica 33(4):459-463

Belongs to Calamagras according to J.-C. Rage 1977

See also Rage 1984

Sister taxa: Calamagras angulatus, Calamagras floridanus, Calamagras murivorus, Calamagras platyspondyla, Calamagras primus, Calamagras talpivorus, Calamagras turkestanicus, Calamagras weigeli

Type specimen: MNHN Gr 7896 (a single caudal vertebra). Its type locality is Carrière "Grauves", which is in a Ypresian terrestrial horizon in France.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of France (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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