Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae
Parent taxon: Colubridae according to J.-C. Rage 1984
See also Carroll 1988
Sister taxa: Abastor, Aglypha, Alsophis, Apostolepis, Bascanium, Carphophis, Cemophora, Chilomeniscus, Chionactis, Coluber owenii, Colubrinae, Coniophanes, Contia, Cyclophis, Dakotaophis, Dendrelaphis, Dipsadinae, Dromicus, Dryinoides, Drymarchon, Eutaenia, Farancia, Gyalopion, Haldea, Helicops, Hierophis, Hispanophis, Homalopsinae, Hypsiglena, Leioheterodon, Lodia, Lycodon, Mionatrix, Naja sauvagei, Natricinae, Ophibolus, Opisthoglypha, Osceola, Palaelaphis, Palaeomalpolon, Palaeonatrix, Paleofarancia, Paraoxybelis, Phimothyra, Pollackophis, Proteroglypha, Pseudoboa, Pseudocemophora, Pylmophis, Rhinechis, Rhinocheilus, Scaptophis, Sibon, Sonora, Spilotes, Storeria, Tachyophis, Tantilla, Thamnophis, Tretanorhinus, Trimorphodon, Tropidoclonium, Tropidonotus, Xenodontinae, Zamenis
Subtaxa: Malpolon laurenti Malpolon mlynarskii Malpolon monspessulanus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of France (4 collections), Greece (1), Spain (2)
• MN 16 of Spain (1)
• Villafranchian of Greece (1), Spain (1)
• Pliocene of France (2), Morocco (1), Spain (3)
• Miocene of Italy (1)
Total: 17 collections including 19 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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