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Platyplecturus (Thorntail snakes)

Reptilia - Uropeltidae

Taxonomy
Platyplecturus was named by Gunther (1868). It is extant.

It was assigned to Uropeltidae by Frank and Ramus (1996).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Platyplecturus Gunther
1996Platyplecturus Frank and Ramus

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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)
infraorderAlethinophidia
superfamilyAnilioidea
familyUropeltidae
genusPlatyplecturusGunther 1868

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. Platyplecturus Gunther 1868 [Thorntail snakes]
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Platyplecturus madurensis Beddome 1877 [Travancore Hills thorntail snake]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available