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Lapemis

Reptilia - Elapidae

Taxonomy
Lapemis was named by Gray (1835). It is extant.

It was assigned to Hydrophiinae by Rasmussen (2001).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Lapemis Gray
2001Lapemis Rasmussen p. 3996

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
superfamilyColubroidea
familyElapidae
subfamilyHydrophiinae()
genusLapemisGray 1835

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. Lapemis Gray 1835
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Lapemis curtus Shaw 1802
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:48:08
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:48:08
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available