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Protagras

Reptilia - Crotalidae

Taxonomy
Protagras was named by Cope (1872). Its type is Protagras lacustris.

It was assigned to Serpentes by Cope (1871) and Cope (1872); to Boidae by Hay (1902); and to Crotalidae by Hay (1930).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Protagras Cope p. 471
1872Protagras Cope p. 2
1902Protagras Hay p. 479
1930Protagras Hay p. 271

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
superfamilyColubroidea
familyCrotalidae()
genusProtagras

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.

G. †Protagras Cope 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available