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Elaphe vulpina (fox snake)

Reptilia - Colubridae

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

It was recombined as Elaphe vulpina by Holman (1974) and Holman (1985).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. buisi, E. dione, E. kochfidischi, E. pliocenica, E. schrenckii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Scotophis vulpinus Baird and Girard
1974Elaphe vulpina Holman p. 344
1985Elaphe vulpina Holman

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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
genusElapheWagler 1833
speciesvulpina(Baird 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.

Elaphe vulpina Baird and Girard 1853 [fox 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 15:56:48
Modified: 2005-09-06 17:56:48
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Washington) Elaphe vulpina (20062)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Nebraska) Elaphe vulpina (19954 19960)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Idaho) Elaphe vulpina (140258)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Elaphe vulpina (124319)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Maryland) Elaphe vulpina (20302)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Oklahoma) Elaphe vulpina (20157)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (South Dakota) Elaphe vulpina (20389)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Pennsylvania) Elaphe vulpina (20354)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Kansas) Elaphe vulpina (20422)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Arkansas) Elaphe vulpina (20290)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Missouri) Elaphe vulpina (75995)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alabama) Elaphe vulpina (84181)