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Sanjuanophis

Reptilia - Boidae

Taxonomy

Species
S. froehlichi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Sanjuanophis Sullivan and Lucas

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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
subfamilyBoinaeGray 1825
genusSanjuanophis

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. †Sanjuanophis Sullivan and Lucas 1988
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Sanjuanophis froehlichi Sullivan and Lucas 1988
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. M. Sullivan and S. G. Lucas 1988"A boine snake possessing a posteriorly swollen hemal keel; high neural spine that descends posteriorly; stout, prominent zygosphene lacking subzygosphenial shelf."
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Grouping: solitarysuperf
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubf
Diet: carnivoresubf
Created: 2005-09-23 12:54:43
Modified: 2005-09-23 14:54:43
Source: subf = subfamily, superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Greene 1997, Head 2005, Behler and King 1979

Age range: Wasatchian or 54.90000 to 50.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (New Mexico) S. froehlichi (186898 186906)