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Tantilla

Reptilia - Colubridae

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

It was assigned to Colubridae by Cope (1875) and Behler and King (1979); and to Colubrinae by Uetz (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Tantilla Baird and Girard
1875Tantilla Cope p. 35
1979Tantilla Behler and King
2005Tantilla Uetz

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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
genusTantillaBaird 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. Tantilla Baird and Girard 1853
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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: insectivoreg
Created: 2005-09-06 16:04:31
Modified: 2005-09-06 18:04:31
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 Irvingtonian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 1.80000 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Texas) T. sp. (20337)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) T. coronata (20491)