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Rhinechis

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Rhinechis was named by Michahelles (1833). It is extant. Its type is Coluber scalaris.

It was assigned to Colubridae by Utiger et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Rhinechis Michahelles figs. 1 pl. XXV
2002Rhinechis Utiger et al. pp. 106, 113

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

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. Rhinechis Michahelles 1833
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Rhinechis agassizii Michahelles 1833
Rhinechis scalaris Schinz 1822 [ladder snake]
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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Villanyian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.20000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 163.2 - 2.588Spain (Catalonia) R. scalaris (167736)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Spain (Castellon) R. scalaris (34929)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Spain (Granada) R. scalaris (77773)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Spain (Castilla-Leon) R. scalaris (34920)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Spain (Murcia) Elaphe scalaris (34128)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Spain (Castilla-Leon) R. scalaris (34870)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Elaphe scalaris (84938)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Spain (Castilla-Leon) R. scalaris (34924 34925)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Spain (Madrid) Elaphe scalaris (195267)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Spain R. scalaris (34926)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Spain (Castellon) R. scalaris (34932)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Spain (Alicante) R. scalaris (199861)