Reptilia - Squamata

Full reference: L. Xing, M. W. Caldwell, R. Chen, R. L. Nydam, A. Palci, T. R. Simões, R. C. McKellar, M. S. Y. Lee, Y. Liu, H. Shi, K. Wang and M. Bai. 2018. A mid-Cretaceous embryonic-to-neonate snake in amber from Myanmar. Science Advances 4:eaat5042:1-8

Parent taxon: Serpentes according to L. Xing et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Alethinophidia, Botrophis, Cheilophis, Cholophidia, Coluber steinheimensis, Colubridae, Coniophis, Coniophis cosgriffi, Coniophis dabiebus, Coniophis precedens, Diablophis, Dinilysia, Dinilysiidae, Dipsadidae, Eophis, Goinophis, Hoffstetterella, Hoffstetterella brasiliensis, Hoplocephalus, Lunaophis, Madtsoiidae, Natricidae, Ophidion, Ophidioniscus, Ophidium, Ophidium, Palaeophiidae, Portugalophis, Pseudonaja, Pythonoidea, Scolecophidia, Tomodon

Subtaxa: Xiaophis myanmarensis

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Type: Xiaophis myanmarensis

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Angbamo (Dexu Institute of Palaeontology) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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