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Carphophis (worm snake)

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Carphophis was named by Gervais (1840). It is extant.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Carphophis Gervais
1875Carphophiops Cope p. 34
1979Carphophis Behler and King
1985Carphophis Holman

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
genusCarphophisGervais 1840

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. Carphophis Gervais 1840 [worm snake]
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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 15:53:04
Modified: 2005-09-06 17:53:04
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979

Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Holocene or 1.80000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Carphophis amoenus (123875 125951)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Arkansas) Carphophis sp. (20290)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Maryland) Carphophis amoenus (20302)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Carphophis amoenus (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Carphophis amoenus (82258)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (Alabama) Carphophis anoenus (84181)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Carphophis amoenus (20573)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Carphophis amoenus (13066)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Carphophis amoenus (20638 155346)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Tennessee) Carphophis sp. (63428)