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Liasis olivacea (olive python)

Reptilia - Pythonidae

Taxonomy
Liasis olivacea was named by Gray (1842). It is extant. Its type specimen is BMNH 1946.1.1.56, an other (alcohol specimen).

It was corrected as Liasis olivaceus by Scanlon (1992) and Kluge (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Liasis olivacea Gray p. 45
1992Liasis olivaceus Scanlon p. 50
1993Liasis olivaceus Kluge pp. 7, 52 fig. 9C

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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
—Henophidia
familyPythonidae(Fitzinger 1826)
genusLiasis
speciesolivacea

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.

Liasis olivacea Gray 1842 [olive python]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: SVLsubf
Adult length: 1000 to < 10^4subf
Environment: terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingsubf
Diet: carnivoresubf
Reproduction: oviparoussubf
Created: 2005-09-09 18:05:37
Modified: 2005-09-09 20:05:37
Source: subf = subfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Greene 1997, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available