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Dipsadinae

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Dipsadinae was named by Guenther (1858). It is extant.

It was assigned to Colubridae by Kuhn (1966) and Uetz (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Dipsadinae Guenther
1966Dipsadinae Kuhn p. 67
2005Dipsadinae Uetz

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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
subfamilyDipsadinaeGuenther 1858
subfamilyDipsadinaeGuenther 1858

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.

Subfm. Dipsadinae Guenther 1858
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G. Leptodeira Fitzinger 1843
G. Rhadinaea Cope 1868
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:47:49
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:47:49
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 0.12600 to 0.01200 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.012 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012Mexico (Puebla) Leptodeira indet. (230717)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Rhadinaea flavilata (20638)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Rhadinaea flavilata (20650)