†Platyspondylia lepta Rage 1974 (dwarf boa)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Tropidophiidae
Full reference: J.-C. Rage. 1974. Les Serpents des Phosphorites du Quercy. Palaeovertebrata 6:274-303
Belongs to Platyspondylia according to J.-C. Rage 1984
See also Rage 1974
Sister taxa: Platyspondylia germanica, Platyspondylia sudrei
Type specimen: MNHN PFR 6350, a partial skeleton (numerous vertebrae, a palatine, a quadrate, and an ?articular). Its type locality is Pech du Fraysse, which is in a MP 28 terrestrial horizon in France.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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