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Stilosoma (short-tailed snake)
Taxonomy
Stilosoma was named by Brown (1890). It is extant.
It was assigned to Colubridae by Behler and King (1979), Rage (1984), Carroll (1988); and to Colubrinae by Uetz (2005).
It was assigned to Colubridae by Behler and King (1979), Rage (1984), Carroll (1988); and to Colubrinae by Uetz (2005).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1890 | Stilosoma Brown |
| 1979 | Stilosoma Behler and King |
| 1984 | Stilosoma Rage p. 51 |
| 1988 | Stilosoma Carroll |
| 2005 | Stilosoma Uetz |
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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.
G. Stilosoma Brown 1890 [short-tailed snake]
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Stilosoma extenuatum Brown 1890
Stilosoma vetustum Auffenberg 1863
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Clarendonian to the top of the Hemphillian or 12.50000 to 4.70000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 4.7 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 4.7 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarendonian - Hemphillian | USA (Florida) | Stilosoma vetustum (18541) |