Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae
LSID: zoobank.org/56B6CEC0-CC70-4880-BBAC-4CE805BCD746
Etymology. From the Greek words (periergos), meaning strange, bizarre, curious, in reference to the strange features observed in the vertebrae of this genus, and in particular the anteroventrally directed haemal keel tubercles on the posterior trunk vertebrae, and (ophis), meaning snake.
Full reference: G. L. Georgalis, A. Villa, M. Ivanov, D. Vasilyan, and M. Delfino. 2019. Fossil amphibians and reptiles from the Neogene locality of Maramena (Greece), the most diverse European herpetofauna at the Miocene/Pliocene transition boundary. Palaeontologia Electronica 22.3.68:1-99
Parent taxon: Colubridae according to G. L. Georgalis et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Abastor, Aglypha, Alsophis, Apostolepis, Bascanium, Carphophis, Cemophora, Chilomeniscus, Chionactis, Coluber owenii, Colubrinae, Coniophanes, Contia, Cyclophis, Dendrelaphis, Diadophis, Dipsadinae, Dromicus, Dryinoides, Drymarchon, Eutaenia, Farancia, Gyalopion, Haldea, Helicops, Hierophis, Hispanophis, Homalopsinae, Hypsiglena, Leioheterodon, Lodia, Lycodon, Malpolon, Mionatrix, Natricinae, Natrix, Ophibolus, Opisthoglypha, Osceola, Palaelaphis, Palaeomalpolon, Palaeonatrix, Paleofarancia, Pantherophis, Paraoxybelis, Paraxenophis, Phimothyra, Pollackophis, Proteroglypha, Pseudoboa, Pseudocemophora, Pylmophis, Rhinechis, Rhinocheilus, Sibon, Sonora, Spilotes, Storeria, Tachyophis, Tantilla, Thamnophis, Tretanorhinus, Trimorphodon, Tropidoclonium, Tropidonotus, Xenodontinae, Zamenis
Subtaxa: Periergophis micros
Type: Periergophis micros
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Maramena (Miocene of Greece)
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