Elaphe algorensis Szyndlar 1985 (colubrid snake)

Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae

Full reference: Z. Szyndlar. 1985. Ophidian fauna (Reptilia, Serpentes) from the uppermost Miocene of Algora (Spain). Estudios Geologicos 41:447-465

Belongs to Elaphe according to Z. Szyndlar 1985

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

Type specimen: MNCN Alg. I-3 (an isolated basiparasphenoid). Its type locality is Algora, which is in a Turolian terrestrial carbonate in Spain.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Algora

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