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Elaphe longissima

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Elaphe longissima was named by Laurenti (1768).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1768Elaphe longissima Laurenti

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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
specieslongissimaLaurenti 1768

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 longissima Laurenti 1768
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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: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 14 - MN 155.09 - 3.55Poland Elaphe longissima (33873)
MN 154.16 - 3.55Poland Elaphe longissima (33872)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58France Elaphe longissima (49096)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Greece Elaphe longissima (34592)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Germany (Thüringen) Elaphe longissima (43020 45063 45067)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Croatia (Istria) Elaphe longissima (40500)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Greece Elaphe longissima (34767)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Poland Elaphe longissima (33480)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Poland Elaphe longissima (33874 48550 48552 195226)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Poland (Krakow) Elaphe longissima (48542 48543)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Poland Elaphe longissima (48545)
MN 172.245 - 1.8Poland Elaphe longissima (32485)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Alpes Maritimes) Elaphe longissima (195237)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Midi-Pyrenees) Elaphe longissima (195223)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (West Stow) Elaphe longissima (195118)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Greece (Peloponnesos) Elaphe longissima (200081)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Elaphe longissima (84938)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom Elaphe longissima (195119)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Poland Elaphe longissima (33976)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Poland (Krakow) Elaphe longissima (33979)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom Elaphe longissima (93816)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) Elaphe longissima (195229)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Haute-Pyrenees) Elaphe longissima (125313)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Poland Elaphe longissima (48554)