Family Xenopeltidae Bonaparte 1845 (snake)

Reptilia - Squamata - Xenopeltidae

Parent taxon: Henophidia according to N. Vidal and S. B. Hedges 2002

See also Cope 1871, Cope 1875, Frank and Ramus 1996, Kuhn 1946, Kuhn 1966, Perrier 1928 and Rage 1984

Sister taxa: Bolyeriidae, Calabariidae, Coprophis, Helagras, Loxocemidae, Pythonidae

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Xenopeltidae in the database

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