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Homalopsinae
Taxonomy
Homalopsinae was named by Cope (1864). It is extant.
It was reranked as the family Homalopsidae by Cope (1871) and Cope (1875); it was reranked as the tribe Homalopsinae by Perrier (1928).
It was assigned to Colubroidea by Cope (1871) and Cope (1875); to Opisthoglypha by Perrier (1928); and to Colubridae by Kuhn (1966).
It was reranked as the family Homalopsidae by Cope (1871) and Cope (1875); it was reranked as the tribe Homalopsinae by Perrier (1928).
It was assigned to Colubroidea by Cope (1871) and Cope (1875); to Opisthoglypha by Perrier (1928); and to Colubridae by Kuhn (1966).
Synonymy list
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Subfm. Homalopsinae Cope 1864
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G. Bitia Gray 1842
G. Cantoria Girard 1857
G. Cerberus Cuvier 1829
G. Enhydris Sonnini and Latreille 1802
G. Erpeton Lacépède 1800
G. Fordonia Gray 1842
G. Gerarda Gray 1849
G. Homalopsis Kuhl and Hasselt 1822
G. Myron Gray 1849
Diagnosis
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| E. Perrier 1928 | Serpents exclusivement aquatiques. Narines percées à là face supérieure du museau, munies d'un appareil valvulaire; pupille verticale. Vivipares. Rivières et estuaires de la côte est de l'Inde et de la Chine méridionale, d'Australie et de Nouvelle-Guinée. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available