Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae
Parent taxon: Colubridae according to N. Frank and E. Ramus 1996
Sister taxa: Abastor, Aglypha, Alsophis, 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, Malpolon, 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: Apostolepis ammodites Apostolepis assimilis Apostolepis cearensis Apostolepis dorbignyi Apostolepis flavotorquata
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Apostolepis in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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