Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae
Full reference: Z. Szyndlar. 1987. Snakes from the Lower Miocene Locality of Dolnice (Czechoslovakia). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 7(1):55-71
Belongs to Coluber according to Z. Szyndlar 1987
Sister taxa: Coluber acuminatus, Coluber beggiatoi, Coluber cadurci, Coluber caspioides, Coluber caspius, Coluber constrictor, Coluber fossilis, Coluber freybergi, Coluber gervaisii, Coluber hungaricus, Coluber lafonti, Coluber lobsingensis, Coluber merkurensis, Coluber ombonii, Coluber planicarinatus, Coluber plioagellus, Coluber pouchetii, Coluber robertmertensi, Coluber suevicus, Coluber viridiflavus
Type specimen: DP FNSP 4558, a set of vertebrae (a single trunk vertebra). Its type locality is Dolnice, which is in a MN 4 fluvial-lacustrine siltstone/marl in the Czech Republic.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Czech Republic (2 collections), France (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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