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Diadophis (ringneck snake)

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Diadophis was named by Baird and Girard (1853). It is extant.

It was assigned to Xenodontinae by Holman (1985); and to Colubridae by Cope (1875), Behler and King (1979) and Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Diadophis Baird and Girard
1875Diadophis Cope p. 37
1979Diadophis Behler and King
1985Diadophis Holman
1988Diadophis Carroll

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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
genusDiadophisBaird and Girard 1853

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. Diadophis Baird and Girard 1853 [ringneck snake]
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†Diadophis elinorae Auffenberg 1963
†Diadophis punctatus Linnaeus
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2005-09-06 15:55:47
Modified: 2005-09-06 17:55:47
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Clarendonian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 12.50000 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.9USA (Florida) Diadophis elinorae (18541)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Maryland) Diadophis punctatus (20302)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Kansas) Diadophis punctatus (20423) Diadophis sp. (20295)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Diadophis punctatus (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Diadophis punctatus (20650)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Diadophis sp. (82258)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alabama) Diadophis punctatus (84181)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Diadophis punctatus (13066)