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Dipsadidae

Reptilia - Dipsadidae

Taxonomy
Dipsadidae was named by Bonaparte (1838). It is extant.

It was assigned to Serpentes by Mead and Steadman (2017).

Subtaxa
Cubophis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Dipsadidae Bonaparte
2017Dipsadidae Mead and Steadman p. 437

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyDipsadidaeBonaparte 1838
familyDipsadidaeBonaparte 1838

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.

Fm. Dipsadidae Bonaparte 1838
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G. Cubophis Hedges and Vidal 2009
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Cubophis vudii Cope 1862
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Cubophis vudii (144663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Alsophis vudii (144649)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas Cubophis vudii (194591 194593 194594 194597)