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Thaumastophis
Taxonomy
Thaumastophis was named by Rage et al. (2008). Its type is Thaumastophis missiaeni. It is the type genus of Thaumastophiidae.
It was assigned to Caenophidia by Rage et al. (2008); and to Thaumastophiidae by Zaher et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Caenophidia by Rage et al. (2008); and to Thaumastophiidae by Zaher et al. (2021).
Species
T. missiaeni (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Thaumastophis Rage et al. p. 399 figs. Fig. 5 |
| 2021 | Thaumastophis Zaher et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J.-C. Rage et al. 2008 | Differs from all other snakes in having pre− zygapophyses strongly compressed anteroposteriorly below the articular facets, forming laminar deep prezygapophyseal processes that slightly protrude laterally. Vertebrae lightly built and slightly elongate. Dia− and parapophyseal areas dis− tinct. Neural spine blade−like and long. Centrum narrow, flat ventrally. | |
| H. Zaher et al. 2021 | Differs from Renenutet by the following combination of characters: prezygapophyses strongly compressed anteroposteriorly below the articular facets, forming laminar deep prezygapophyseal processes that slightly protrude laterally, neural arch vaulted in anterior trunk vertebrae and slightly depressed in mid-trunk vertebrae. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available