†Ogmophis oregonensis Cope 1844 (Mexican burrowing snake)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Loxocemidae
Belongs to Ogmophis according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Hay 1902, Holman 1977 and Rage 1984
Sister taxa: Ogmophis arenarum, Ogmophis compactus, Ogmophis europaeus, Ogmophis miocompactus, Ogmophis parvus, Ogmophis pauperrimus, Ogmophis pliocompactus, Ogmophis voorhiesi
Type specimen: AMNH (lost, unknown number), a set of vertebrae (thoracic vertebrae). Its type locality is John Day (non-specific), which is in an Arikareean terrestrial horizon in the John Day Formation of Oregon.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at John Day (non-specific)
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