Nanowana Scanlon 1997 (snake)

Reptilia - Squamata - Madtsoiidae

Full reference: J. D. Scanlon. 1997. Nanowana gen. nov., small madtsoiid snakes from the Miocene of Riversleigh: sympatric species with divergently specialised dentition. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 41(2):393-412

Parent taxon: Madtsoiidae according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2017

See also Scanlon 1997

Sister taxa: Adinophis, Alamitophis, Eomadtsoia, Gigantophis, Herensugea, Madtsoia, Menarana, Nidophis, Patagoniophis, Platyspondylophis, Powellophis, Rionegrophis, Wonambi, Yurlunggur

Subtaxa: Nanowana godthelpi Nanowana schrenki

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Miocene of Australia (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections including 8 occurrences

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