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Dakotaophis

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Dakotaophis was named by Holman (1976). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Colubrinae by Holman (1976); and to Colubridae by Rage (1984), Carroll (1988).

Species
D. greeni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Dakotaophis Holman
1984Dakotaophis Rage p. 46
1988Dakotaophis Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
genusDakotaophisHolman 1976

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.

G. †Dakotaophis Holman 1976
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†Dakotaophis greeni Holman 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available