Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae
Parent taxon: Xenodontinae according to D. Parmley and J. A. Holman 1995
See also Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Cope 1875, Parmley and Hunter 2010, Rage 1984 and Uetz 2005
Sister taxa: Diadophis, Paleoheterodon
Subtaxa: Heterodon brevis Heterodon nasicus Heterodon platyrhinos Heterodon plionasicus Heterodon simus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (31: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia collections)
• Blancan of United States (6: Kansas, Nebraska)
• Hemphillian of United States (5: Arizona, Nebraska, Oklahoma)
• Miocene of United States (2: Florida)
Total: 44 collections including 52 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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