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Lithophis

Reptilia - Boidae

Taxonomy
Lithophis was named by Marsh (1871). Its type is Lithophis sargenti.

It was assigned to Boidae by Hay (1902), Hay (1930) and Carroll (1988).

Species
L. sargenti (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Lithophis Marsh p. 325
1902Lithophis Hay p. 479
1930Lithophis Hay p. 268
1988Lithophis Carroll

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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
—Macrostomata
superfamilyBooideaGray 1825
familyBoidaeGray 1825
genusLithophis

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. †Lithophis Marsh 1871
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†Lithophis sargenti Marsh 1871
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available