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Booidea
Taxonomy
Booidea was named by Gray (1825). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Wilcox et al. (2002).
It was reranked as the infraorder Booidea by Kuhn (1966).
It was assigned to Ophidia by Estes (1964); to Serpentes by Kuhn (1966); to Alethinophidia by Rage (1984); to Alethinophidia by Holman and Case (1988); to Serpentes by Estes and Berberian (1970), Holman et al. (1991); to Henophidia by Carroll (1988), Rage et al. (2008); to Macrostomata by Scanlon and Lee (2000), Wilcox et al. (2002), Lee and Scanlon (2002), Albino and Carlini (2008); to Alethinophidia by Smith (2013); and to Serpentes by Cernansky et al. (2015).
It was reranked as the infraorder Booidea by Kuhn (1966).
It was assigned to Ophidia by Estes (1964); to Serpentes by Kuhn (1966); to Alethinophidia by Rage (1984); to Alethinophidia by Holman and Case (1988); to Serpentes by Estes and Berberian (1970), Holman et al. (1991); to Henophidia by Carroll (1988), Rage et al. (2008); to Macrostomata by Scanlon and Lee (2000), Wilcox et al. (2002), Lee and Scanlon (2002), Albino and Carlini (2008); to Alethinophidia by Smith (2013); and to Serpentes by Cernansky et al. (2015).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1825 | Booidea Gray |
| 1964 | Booidea Estes p. 140 |
| 1966 | Booidea Kuhn p. 62 |
| 1970 | Booidea Estes and Berberian p. 6 |
| 1984 | Booidea Rage p. 13 |
| 1988 | Booidea Carroll |
| 1988 | Booidea Holman and Case p. 329 |
| 1991 | Booidea Holman et al. p. 1 |
| 2000 | Booidea Scanlon and Lee p. 417 |
| 2002 | Booidea Lee and Scanlon |
| 2002 | Booidea Wilcox et al. |
| 2008 | Booidea Albino and Carlini |
| 2008 | Booidea Rage et al. p. 394 |
| 2013 | Booidea Smith p. 161 |
| 2015 | Booidea Cernansky et al. p. 114 |
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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.
Superfm. Booidea Gray 1825
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G. †Boavus Marsh 1871
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†Boavus brevis Marsh 1871
†Boavus idelmani Gilmore 1938
†Boavus occidentalis Marsh 1871
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Invalid names: Boavus affinis Brattstrom 1955 [synonym], Boavus agilis Marsh 1871 [synonym], Protagras lacustris Cope 1871 [synonym]
Fm. Boidae Gray 1825 [boa]
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G. †Anilioides Auffenberg 1963
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†Anilioides minuatus Auffenberg 1963
†Anilioides nebraskensis Holman 1976
Subfm. Boinae Gray 1825
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G. Acrantophis Jan 1860 [boa]
G. †Bavarioboa Szyndlar and Schleich 1993
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†Bavarioboa bachensis Szyndlar and Rage 2003
†Bavarioboa crocheti Szyndlar and Rage 2003
†Bavarioboa hermi Szyndlar and Schleich 1993
†Bavarioboa herrlingensis Szyndlar and Rage 2003
†Bavarioboa minuta Szyndlar and Rage 2003
†Bavarioboa ultima Szyndlar and Rage 2003
†Bavarioboa vaylatsae Szyndlar and Rage 2003
G. Boa Linnaeus 1758
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†Boa blanchardensis Bochaton and Bailon 2018
Invalid names: Pseudoepicrates Auffenberg 1963 [synonym]
G. Epicrates Wagler 1830 [rainbow boa]
G. †Palaeopython Rochebrune 1880
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†Palaeopython cadurcensis Filhol 1877
†Palaeopython ceciliensis Barnes 1927
†Palaeopython filholi de Rochebrune 1880
†Palaeopython helveticus Georgalis and Scheyer 2019
†Palaeopython neglectus de Rochebrune 1884
Invalid names: Palaeopython sardus Portis 1901 [nomen dubium]
G. †Paleryx Owen 1850
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†Paleryx cayluxi De Stefano 1905
†Paleryx depressus Owen 1849
†Paleryx rhombifer Owen 1849
†Paleryx spinifer Barnes 1927
G. †Waincophis Albino 1987
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†Waincophis australis Albino 1987
†Waincophis cameratus Rage 2001
†Waincophis pressulus Rage 2001
G. Candoia Gray 1842
Subfm. Erycinae Bonaparte 1825 [sand boa]
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G. †Albaneryx Hoffstetter and Rage 1972
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†Albaneryx depereti Hoffstetter and Rage 1972
†Albaneryx volynicus Zerova 1989
G. †Cadurceryx Hoffstetter and Rage 1972
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†Cadurceryx filholi Hoffstetter and Rage 1972
†Cadurceryx pearchi Holman et al. 2006
G. Charina Gray 1849
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Charina bottae Blainville 1835 [northern rubber boa]
†Charina prebottae Brattstrom 1958
G. †Geringophis Holman 1976
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†Geringophis depressus Holman 1976
†Geringophis robustus Holman and Harrison 2001
†Geringophis vetus Holman 1982
†Geringophis yatkolae Holman 1977
†Geringophis yatkolai Holman 1977
G. Gongylophis Wagler 1830
G. Python Daudin 1803
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†Python cadurcensis Filhol 1877
†Python euboicus Roemer 1870
†Python maurus Rage 1976
Python molurus Linnaeus 1758
Python regius Shaw 1802 [Ball python]
Python sebae Gmelin 1789 [rock python]
G. †Totlandophis Holman and Harrison 1998
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†Totlandophis americanus Holman and Harrison 2001
†Totlandophis thomasae Holman and Harrison 1998
Subfm. Ungaliophiinae McDowell 1987 [dwarf boa]
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G. †Calamagras Cope 1873
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†Calamagras angulatus Cope 1873
†Calamagras floridanus Auffenberg 1963
†Calamagras gallicus Rage 1977
†Calamagras platyspondyla Holman 1976
†Calamagras primus Hecht 1959
†Calamagras talpivorus Cope 1873
†Calamagras turkestanicus Danilov and Averianov 1999
†Calamagras weigeli Holman 1972
Invalid names: Aphelophis Cope 1873 [synonym]
G. Ungaliophis Müller 1882
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Ungaliophis continentalis Müller 1882
Ungaliophis panamensis Schmidt 1933
Invalid names: Rageophis Wallach 1986 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Archaeophidae Janensch 1906 [empty], Ungaliophiidae Zaher 1994 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available