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Opheodrys vernalis

Osteichthyes - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Coluber vernalis was named by Harlan (1827). It is extant.

It was recombined as Opheodrys vernalis by Eshelman et al. (2025).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. aestivus
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2025-06-11; modified by M. Uhen on 2025-06-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Coluber vernalis Harlan
2025Opheodrys vernalis Eshelman et al. p. 80

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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
subfamilyColubrinae
genusOpheodrysFitzinger 1843
speciesvernalis(Harlan 1827)

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.

Opheodrys vernalis Harlan 1827
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialg
Diet: insectivoreg
Created: 2005-09-06 16:00:26
Modified: 2005-09-06 18:00:26
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Behler and King 1979

Age range: Irvingtonian or 1.40000 to 0.21000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Opheodrys vernalis (125951)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Pennsylvania) Opheodrys vernalis (20354)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Maryland) Opheodrys vernalis (20302)