Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae

Full reference: Z. Szyndlar. 1988. Two new extinct species of the Genera Malpolon and Vipera (Reptilia, Serpentes) from the Pliocene of Layna (Spain). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 31:607-706

Belongs to Malpolon according to Z. Szyndlar 1988

See also Aguirre and Morales 1990

Sister taxon: Malpolon monspessulanus

Type specimen: MNCN 10000, a partial skull (posterior part of braincase). Its type locality is Layna, Cerro Pelado, which is in a Ruscinian karst horizon in Spain.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Layna, Cerro Pelado

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.