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Arizona

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Arizona was named by Kennicott (1859). It is extant. Its type is Arizona elegans.

It was assigned to Colubridae by Behler and King (1979); and to Colubrinae by Parmley and Holman (1995), Uetz (2005).

Species
A. elegans (type species), A. voorhiesi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Arizona Kennicott
1979Arizona Behler and King
1995Arizona Parmley and Holman p. 80
2005Arizona Uetz

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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
genusArizonaKennicott 1859

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. Arizona Kennicott 1859
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Arizona elegans Kennicott 1859 [glossy snake]
†Arizona voorhiesi Parmley and Holman 1995
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 15:42:32
Modified: 2005-09-06 17:42:32
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Hemphillian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 10.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 4.9 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) A. voorhiesi (18225)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) A. elegans (76101)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0USA (Arizona) A. elegans (93374)