Paraungaliophis Rage 2008 (dwarf boa)

Reptilia - Squamata - Boidae

Full reference: J.-C. Rage. 2008. Fossil snakes from the Palaeocene of São José de Itaboraí, Brazil. Part III. Ungaliophiinae, booids incertae sedis, and Caenophidia. Summary, update and discussion of the snake fauna from the locality. Palaeovertebrata 36(1-4):37-73

Parent taxon: Ungaliophiinae according to J.-C. Rage 2008

Sister taxa: Calamagras, Exiliboa, Ungaliophis

Subtaxa: Paraungaliophis pricei

View classification

Type: Paraungaliophis pricei

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Itaboraí snake collections (Paleocene to Eocene of Brazil)

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.