†Anilioides nebraskensis Holman 1976 (pipe snake)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Aniliidae
Full reference: J. A. Holman. 1976. Snakes from the Rosebud Formation (Middle Miocene) of South Dakota. Herpetologica 32:41-48
Belongs to Anilioides according to J. A. Holman 1976
Sister taxa: Anilioides minuatos, Anilioides minuatus
Type specimen: UNSM 04519, a set of vertebrae ("trunk vertebra"). Its type locality is Durnal Ranch Quarry, which is in a Geringian terrestrial horizon in the Gering Formation of Nebraska.
Ecology: fossorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: Texas collection)
• Harrisonian of United States (1: Nebraska)
• Oligocene of United States (3: Nebraska, Wyoming)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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