Arizona Kennicott 1859 (colubrid snake)

Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae

Parent taxon: Colubrinae according to P. Uetz 2005

See also Behler and King 1979 and Parmley and Holman 1995

Sister taxa: Ameiseophis, Coluber, Coluber etruriae, Coronella, Cyclophiops, Dakotaophis, Dinodon, Drymobius, Elaphe, Ficimia, Floridaophis, Lampropeltis, Liochlorophis, Macroprotodon, Masticophis, Miocoluber, Nebraskophis, Opheodrys, Oxybelis, Paracoluber, Phyllorhynchus, Pituophis, Salvadora, Stilosoma, Telescopus, Texasophis, Zelceophis, Zilantophis

Subtaxa: Arizona elegans Arizona voorhiesi

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Type: Arizona elegans

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (2: Arizona, Texas collections)

• Hemphillian of United States (1: Nebraska)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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