Elaphe praelongissima Venczel 1994 (colubrid snake)

Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae

Full reference: M. Venczel. 1994. Late Miocene Snakes from Polgárdi. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 37(1):1-29

Belongs to Elaphe according to M. Venczel 1994

Sister taxa: Elaphe algorensis, Elaphe buisi, Elaphe guttata, Elaphe kansensis, Elaphe kohfidischi, Elaphe kormosi, Elaphe longissima, Elaphe nebraskensis, Elaphe obsoleta, Elaphe paralongissima, Elaphe parreyssii, Elaphe pliocenica, Elaphe quatuorlineata, Elaphe szyndlari, Elaphe vulpina, Elaphis boulei

Type specimen: HGI V.19004/Vt.149, a partial skull (a single basiparasphenoid)

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Hungary (2 collections)

• MN 13 of Hungary (1)

• Miocene of Hungary (3)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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