Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae
Parent taxon: Xenodontinae according to D. Parmley and J. A. Holman 1995
See also Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Cope 1875, Parmley and Hunter 2010 and Uetz 2005
Sister taxon: Paleoheterodon
Subtaxa: Heterodon nasicus Heterodon platyrhinos Heterodon plionasicus Heterodon simus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (31: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia collections)
• Blancan of United States (6: Kansas, Nebraska)
• Hemphillian of United States (5: Arizona, Nebraska, Oklahoma)
• Miocene of United States (2: Florida)
Total: 44 collections including 52 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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