Waincophis australis Albino 1987 (boa)

Reptilia - Squamata - Boidae

Full reference: A. M. Albino. 1987. Un nuevo Boidae (Reptilia: Serpentes) del Eoceno temprano de la Provincia del Chubut, Argentina. Ameghiniana 24:61-66

Belongs to Waincophis according to A. M. Albino 1987

Sister taxa: Waincophis cameratus, Waincophis pressulus

Type specimen: MACN-CH 1008. Its type locality is CaƱadon Hondo, Bird Clay locality, which is in a Casamayoran lacustrine claystone/tuff in the Sarmiento Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (1 collection)

• Eocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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