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Elaphe praelongissima

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Elaphe praelongissima was named by Venczel (1994). Its type specimen is HGI V.19004/Vt.149, a partial skull (a single basiparasphenoid), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. dione, E. kochfidischi, E. schrenckii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Elaphe praelongissima Venczel p. 12 figs. 6, 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
subfamilyColubrinae
genusElapheWagler 1833
speciespraelongissima

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Elaphe praelongissima Venczel 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available