†Pterygoboa miocenica Holman 1976 (sand boa)
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Full reference: J. A. Holman. 1976. Snakes from the Rosebud Formation (Middle Miocene) of South Dakota. Herpetologica 32:41-48
Belongs to Pterygoboa according to J.-C. Rage 1984
See also Holman 1976
Sister taxon: Pterygoboa delawarensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Black Bear Quarry II, which is in a Hemingfordian coarse channel fill conglomerate in the Rosebud Formation of South Dakota
Ecology: fossorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: Nebraska, South Dakota collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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