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Charina bottae (northern rubber boa)

Reptilia - Boidae

Taxonomy
Tortix bottae was named by Blainville (1835). It is extant.

It was recombined as Charina bottae by Gray (1849), Cope (1875), Rage (1984) and Parmley and Holman (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Tortix bottae Blainville
1849Charina bottae Gray
1875Charina bottae Cope p. 43
1984Charina bottae Rage p. 24
1995Charina bottae Parmley and Holman p. 80

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
Macrostomata
superfamilyBooideaGray 1825
familyBoidaeGray 1825
subfamilyErycinaeBonaparte 1825
genusCharina
speciesbottae(Blainville 1835)

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.

Charina bottae Blainville 1835 [northern rubber boa]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: SVLsubf
Adult length: 100 to < 1000subf
Grouping: solitarysubf
Environment: terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialsubf
Diet: carnivoresubf
Reproduction: oviparoussubf
Created: 2005-09-10 09:20:11
Modified: 2005-09-10 11:20:11
Source: subf = subfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Greene 1997, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979

Age range: base of the Blancan to the top of the Rancholabrean or 4.90000 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Washington) Charina bottae (20062)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Charina bottae (225558)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Charina bottae (225559)