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Gongylophis

Reptilia - Boidae

Taxonomy
Gongylophis was named by Wagler (1830). It is extant.

It was assigned to Serpentes by Wagler (1830); and to Erycinae by Szyndlar (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Gongylophis Wagler p. 192
1987Gongylophis Szyndlar p. 59 fig. 4

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

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. Gongylophis Wagler 1830
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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: Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Greene 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available