†Paraungaliophis pricei Rage 2008 (dwarf boa)
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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
Belongs to Paraungaliophis according to J.-C. Rage 2008
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: DGM 1365-R (mid-trunk vertebra). Its type locality is Itaboraí snake collections, which is in a Paleocene/Eocene terrestrial carbonate in Brazil.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution: found only at Itaboraí snake collections
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