Coluber merkurensis Ivanov 2002 (racer)

Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae

Full reference: M. Ivanov. 2002. The oldest known Miocene snake fauna from Central Europe: Merkur-North locality, Czech Republic. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 47(3):513-534

Belongs to Coluber according to M Ivanov 2002

Sister taxa: Coluber acuminatus, Coluber beggiatoi, Coluber cadurci, Coluber caspioides, Coluber caspius, Coluber constrictor, Coluber dolnicensis, Coluber hungaricus, Coluber lafonti, Coluber ombonii, Coluber planicarinatus, Coluber robertmertensi, Coluber suevicus, Coluber viridiflavus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Coluber merkurensis in the database

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