Elaphe szyndlari Venczel 1998 (colubrid snake)

Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae

Full reference: M. Venczel. 1998. Late Miocene snakes (Reptilia: Serpentes) form Polgárdi (Hungary): a second contribution. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 41:1-22

Belongs to Elaphe according to M. Venczel 1998

Sister taxa: Elaphe algorensis, Elaphe buisi, Elaphe guttata, Elaphe kansensis, Elaphe kohfidischi, Elaphe kormosi, Elaphe longissima, Elaphe nebraskensis, Elaphe obsoleta, Elaphe paralongissima, Elaphe parreyssii, Elaphe pliocenica, Elaphe praelongissima, Elaphe quatuorlineata, Elaphe vulpina, Elaphis boulei

Type specimen: Its type locality is Polgárdi 4 "Upper", which is in a Turolian terrestrial horizon in Hungary

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Hungary (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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