Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae
Alternative combination: Naja suevica
Full reference: O. Fraas. 1870. Die Fauna von Steinheim. Mit Rücksicht auf die miocänen Säugethier- und Vogelreste des Steinheimer Beckens. Jahreshefte des Vereins für vaterländische Naturkunde in Württemberg 26:145-306
Belongs to Coluber according to M Ivanov 2002
See also Fraas 1870 and Rage 1984
Sister taxa: Coluber acuminatus, Coluber beggiatoi, Coluber cadurci, Coluber caspioides, Coluber caspius, Coluber constrictor, Coluber dolnicensis, Coluber hungaricus, Coluber lafonti, Coluber merkurensis, Coluber ombonii, Coluber planicarinatus, Coluber robertmertensi, Coluber viridiflavus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Steinheim am Albuch, which is in a MN 7 + 8 lacustrine - small siliciclastic/limestone in Germany
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Czech Republic (1 collection), Germany (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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