Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae
Alternative spelling: Carphophiops
Parent taxon: Colubridae according to E. D. Cope 1875
See also Behler and King 1979, Eshelman et al. 2025 and Holman 1985
Sister taxa: Abastor, Aglypha, Alsophis, Apostolepis, Bascanium, 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: Carphophis amoenus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (12: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia collections)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
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