Hechtophis austrinus Rage 2001

Reptilia - Squamata - Boidae

Alternative combination: Hectophis austrinus

Full reference: J.-C. Rage. 2001. Fossil snakes from the Palaeocene of São José de Itaboraí, Brazil. Part II. Boidae. Palaeovertebrata 30(3-4):111-150

Belongs to Hechtophis according to J.-C. Rage 2001

See also Head 2005

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: DGM 1326-R, a set of vertebrae (mid-trunk vertebra). Its type locality is Itaboraí snake collections, which is in a Paleocene/Eocene terrestrial carbonate in Brazil.

Distribution: found only at Itaboraí snake collections

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