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Coluber caspius

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Coluber caspius was named by Gmelin (1789). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. gemonensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Coluber caspius Gmelin

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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
subfamilyColubrinae
genusColuber
speciescaspiusGmelin 1789

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.

Coluber caspius Gmelin 1789
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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 15:54:48
Modified: 2005-09-06 17:54:48
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 MN 13 to the top of the MN 16 or 7.24600 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 137.246 - 4.9Hungary (Central Transdanubia) Coluber caspius (69917)
MN 163.2 - 2.588Austria (Lower Austria) Coluber caspius (167680)