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Alsophis cantherigerus

Osteichthyes - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Alsophis cantherigerus was named by Bibron (1843). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. antillensis, A. biserialis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Alsophis cantherigerus Bibron
1994Alsophis cantherigerus Morgan p. 474

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
genusAlsophisFitzinger 1843
speciescantherigerusBibron 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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:47:49
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:47:49
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman) Alsophis cantherigerus (144130 144132 144133 144134 210532 210533 210542)