Paraxenophis Georgalis et al. 2019 (colubrid snake)

Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae

LSID: zoobank.org/0FF649FC-33C1-4C39-A657-F93EB4CCC85D

Etymology. From the Greek words (paraxenos), meaning strange, bizarre, in reference to the strange features observed in the vertebrae of this genus, and in particular the lateral notches of the haemal keel, 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, Periergophis, Phimothyra, Pollackophis, Proteroglypha, Pseudoboa, Pseudocemophora, Pylmophis, Rhinechis, Rhinocheilus, Sibon, Sonora, Spilotes, Storeria, Tachyophis, Tantilla, Thamnophis, Tretanorhinus, Trimorphodon, Tropidoclonium, Tropidonotus, Xenodontinae, Zamenis

Subtaxa: Paraxenophis spanios

View classification

Type: Paraxenophis spanios

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Maramena (Miocene of Greece)

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.