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Heterodon nasicus (western hognose snake)

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Heterodon nasicus was named by Baird and Girard (1852). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Heterodon nasicus Baird and Girard
1995Heterodon nasicus Parmley and Holman p. 85

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
subfamilyXenodontinaeBonaparte 1845
genusHeterodonLatreille 1801
speciesnasicusBaird and Girard 1852

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.

Heterodon nasicus Baird and Girard 1852 [western hognose snake]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2005-09-06 15:58:07
Modified: 2005-09-06 17:58:07
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Hemphillian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 10.30000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Arizona) Heterodon nasicus (19610)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Nebraska) Heterodon nasicus (19954)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (Kansas) Heterodon nasicus (19927)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Kansas) Heterodon nasicus (20167 20293)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Oklahoma) Heterodon nasicus (20157)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Colorado) Heterodon nasicus (20359 20360 20361 27638)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Kansas) Heterodon nasicus (20605)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Heterodon nasicus (76101)