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Opisthoglypha (disused)

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Opisthoglypha was named by Duméril. It is extant.

It was reranked as the subfamily Opisthoglypha by Perrier (1928).

It was assigned to Colubridae by Gadow (1898), Perrier (1928) and Kuhn (1946).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Opisthoglypha Gadow p. 29
1928Opisthoglypha Perrier p. 3105
1946Opisthoglypha Kuhn p. 62

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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
OpisthoglyphaDuméril
OpisthoglyphaDuméril

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.

Unr. Opisthoglypha Duméril
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Invalid names: Dipsadomorphinae [empty], Dryadinae [empty], Dryophinae [empty], Elachistodontinae [empty]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. Perrier 1928Une ou plusieurs dents, en arrière de la bouche, sillonnées ou canaliculées. La plupart sont venimeux et paralysent leurs proies
avant de les avaler. Leur morsure est relativement peu active sur l'Homme-.
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: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available