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Hierophis

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Hierophis was named by Fitzinger (1843). It is extant.

It was assigned to Colubridae by Venczel and Stiuca (2008).

Species lacking formal opinion data
H. hungaricus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Hierophis Fitzinger
2008Hierophis Venczel and Stiuca p. 756 fig. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
genusHierophisFitzinger 1843

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Hierophis Fitzinger 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:47:49
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:47:49
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Holocene or 11.62000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Hungary (Heves) H. hungaricus (168132 168164)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Romania (Arad) H. hungaricus (135812)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Romania (Ilfov) H. sp. (199755)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Moldova H. sp. (230517)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Ukraine (Khmel'nitsk'yi) H. sp. (48446)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Peloponnesus) H. gemonensis (184245)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Italy (Veneto) H. viridiflavus (193569 193570)