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Rottophis

Reptilia - Tropidophiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Rottophis Szyndlar and Böhme
1997Rottophis Szyndlar p. 217
2008Rottophis Szyndlar et al. p. 402

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
Macrostomata
familyTropidophiidaeCope 1894
subfamilyTropidophiinaeCope 1894
genusRottophis

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. †Rottophis Szyndlar and Böhme 1996
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Rottophis atavus von Meyer 1855
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Invalid names: Coluber papyraceus Fischer 1857 [objective synonym], Morelia papyracea Troschel 1858 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Entire body: yessubf
Adult length: 100 to < 1000subf
Environment: terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubf
Diet: carnivoresubf
Reproduction: viviparoussubf
Created: 2005-09-23 13:43:37
Modified: 2005-09-23 15:43:37
Source: subf = subfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Greene 1997, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: MP 30 or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2727.3 - 23.04Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Tropidonotus atavus (59124)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany (North Rhine-Westfalia) Morelia papyracea, Tropidonotus atavus, Elaphis atavus (84606)