Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae
Parent taxon: Colubrinae according to P. Uetz 2005
See also Behler and King 1979 and Parmley and Holman 1995
Sister taxa: Ameiseophis, Coluber, Coluber etruriae, Coronella, Cyclophiops, Dinodon, Drymobius, Elaphe, Ficimia, Floridaophis, Lampropeltis, Liochlorophis, Macroprotodon, Masticophis, Miocoluber, Nebraskophis, Opheodrys, Oxybelis, Paracoluber, Phyllorhynchus, Pituophis, Platyceps, Salvadora, Stilosoma, Telescopus, Texasophis, Zelceophis, Zilantophis
Subtaxa: Arizona elegans Arizona voorhiesi
Type: Arizona elegans
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Arizona, Texas collections)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Nebraska)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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