Elaphe szyndlari Venczel 1998 (colubrid snake)

Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae

Full reference: M. Venczel. 1998. Late Miocene snakes (Reptilia: Serpentes) form Polgárdi (Hungary): a second contribution. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 41:1-22

Belongs to Elaphe according to M. Venczel 1998

Sister taxa: Elaphe algorensis, Elaphe guttata, Elaphe kansensis, Elaphe kohfidischi, Elaphe kormosi, Elaphe longissima, Elaphe nebraskensis, Elaphe obsoleta, Elaphe paralongissima, Elaphe praelongissima, Elaphe quatuorlineata, Elaphe vulpina, Elaphis boulei

Type specimen: Its type locality is Polgárdi 4 "Upper", which is in a Turolian terrestrial horizon in Hungary

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Hungary (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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