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Oxybelis

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Oxybelis was named by Wagler (1830). It is extant.

It was assigned to Colubridae by Behler and King (1979); and to Colubrinae by Uetz (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Oxybelis Wagler
1979Oxybelis Behler and King
2005Oxybelis Uetz

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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
subfamilyColubrinae
genusOxybelisWagler 1830

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. Oxybelis Wagler 1830
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2005-09-06 16:00:44
Modified: 2005-09-06 18:00:44
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available