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Heterodon simus (southern hognose snake)

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Coluber simus was named by Linnaeus (1766). It is extant.

It was recombined as Heterodon simus by Cope (1875), Parmley and Holman (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Coluber simus Linnaeus
1875Heterodon simus Cope p. 43
1995Heterodon simus Parmley and Holman p. 85

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
subfamilyXenodontinaeBonaparte 1845
genusHeterodonLatreille 1801
speciessimus(Linnaeus 1766)

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.

Heterodon simus Linnaeus 1766 [southern hognose snake]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2005-09-06 15:58:07
Modified: 2005-09-06 17:58:07
Source: g = genus, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 0.12900 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Florida) Heterodon simus (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Heterodon simus (20650)