Elaphe algorensis Szyndlar 1985 (colubrid snake)

Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae

Full reference: Z. Szyndlar. 1985. Ophidian fauna (Reptilia, Serpentes) from the uppermost Miocene of Algora (Spain). Estudios Geologicos 41:447-465

Belongs to Elaphe according to Z. Szyndlar 1985

Sister taxa: Elaphe buisi, Elaphe guttata, Elaphe kansensis, Elaphe kohfidischi, Elaphe kormosi, Elaphe longissima, Elaphe nebraskensis, Elaphe obsoleta, Elaphe paralongissima, Elaphe parreyssii, Elaphe pliocenica, Elaphe praelongissima, Elaphe quatuorlineata, Elaphe szyndlari, Elaphe vulpina, Elaphis boulei

Type specimen: MNCN Alg. I-3 (an isolated basiparasphenoid). Its type locality is Algora, which is in a Turolian terrestrial carbonate in Spain.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Algora

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