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Tropidophis

Osteichthyes - Boidae

Taxonomy
Tropidophis was named by Bibron (1843) [Bibron In de la Sagra, 1843]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Boidae by Morgan (1994).

Species
T. caymanensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
T. canus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Tropidophis Bibron
1994Tropidophis Morgan p. 467

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
genusTropidophisBibron 1843

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. Tropidophis Bibron 1843
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Tropidophis caymanensis Battersby 1938
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Grouping: solitarysuperf
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:47:29
Modified: 2005-09-23 14:53:48
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Greene 1997, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Holocene or 1.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.21 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Florida) T. sp. (20402)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands T. caymanensis (209851)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) T. canus (144649)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman) T. caymanensis (144132)