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Indophis fanambinana

Reptilia - Nigerophiidae

Taxonomy
Indophis fanambinana was named by Pritchard et al. (2014). Its type specimen is UA 9942, a set of vertebrae (Posterior trunk vertebra), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is MAD10-24, Lac Kinkony, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Maevarano Formation of Madagascar.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Indophis fanambinana Pritchard et al. p. 1084

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
superfamilyAcrochordoidea
familyNigerophiidae()
genusIndophis
speciesfanambinana

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.

Indophis fanambinana Pritchard et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available