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Charina

Reptilia - Boidae

Taxonomy
Charina was named by Gray (1849) [also said to be 1825]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Boidae by Cope (1875) and Carroll (1988); and to Erycinae by Rage (1984), Kluge (1993) and Parmley and Holman (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Charina Gray
1875Charina Cope p. 43
1984Charina Rage p. 24
1988Charina Carroll
1993Charina Kluge
1995Charina Parmley and Holman p. 80

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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
genusCharina

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. Charina Gray 1849
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Charina bottae Blainville 1835 [northern rubber boa]
†Charina prebottae Brattstrom 1958
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, Carroll 1988, Greene 1997, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 16.30000 to 0.01200 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Boidae indet. (17963)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) C. prebottae (19074 19075 19077)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Colorado) C. prebottae (17965)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (South Dakota) C. prebottae (17878)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) C. prebottae (18303 18397)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) C. prebottae (18141 18284)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5Canada (Saskatchewan) C. prebottae (18759)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (Wyoming) C. prebottae (26758 26759)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Texas) C. prebottae (18198)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) C. prebottae (18225)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Washington) C. bottae (20062)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) C. bottae (225558)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) C. bottae (225559)