Reptilia - Squamata - Aniliidae
Derivation of the name: Boreal (Gr. boreas), meaning north, and Ilysia, a junior synonym of Anilius, meaning Northern Ilysia, referring to the occurrence of an aniliid in North America
Full reference: J. J. Head. 2020. A South American snake lineage from the Eocene Greenhouse of North America and a reappraisal of the fossil record of “anilioid” snakes. Geobios
Parent taxon: Aniliidae according to J. J. Head 2020
Sister taxa: Anilioides, Australophis
Subtaxa: Borealilysia carinata Borealilysia gunnelli Coniophis platycarinatus
Type: Coniophis carinatus
Ecology: fossorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Wyoming collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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