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Elaphe obsoleta (black rat snake)

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Coluber obsoletus was named by Say (1823) [in James]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Elaphe obsoleta by Parmley and Holman (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. dione, E. kochfidischi, E. schrenckii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Coluber obsoletus Say
1995Elaphe obsoleta Parmley and Holman p. 84

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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
subfamilyColubrinae
genusElapheWagler 1833
speciesobsoleta(Say 1823)

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.

Elaphe obsoleta Say 1823 [black rat snake]
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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: carnivoreg
Created: 2005-09-06 15:56:48
Modified: 2005-09-06 17:56:48
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Hemphillian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 9.40000 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Elaphe obsoleta (18126 18359)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oklahoma) Elaphe obsoleta (18076)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Kansas) Elaphe obsoleta (19922 19929 19931 19936 19940)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (Kansas) Elaphe obsoleta (19927)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Kansas) Elaphe obsoleta (20165 20391)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Florida) Elaphe sp. (20400)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Florida) Elaphe obsoleta (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Elaphe obsoleta (76101)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Kansas) Elaphe obsoleta (76049)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Elaphe obsoleta (103358)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Kansas) Elaphe obsoleta (20605)