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Malpolon

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Malpolon was named by Fitzinger (1826). It is extant.

It was assigned to Colubridae by Rage (1984) and Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Malpolon Fitzinger
1984Malpolon Rage p. 48
1988Malpolon Carroll

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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
genusMalpolonFitzinger 1826

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. Malpolon Fitzinger 1826
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†Malpolon laurenti Depéret 1897
†Malpolon mlynarskii Szyndlar 1988
Malpolon monspessulanus Hermann 1804 [Montpellier snake]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 7.24600 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Ravenna) M. sp. (144566)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Spain (Murcia) M. sp. (185681)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Spain (Soria) M. mlynarskii (40548)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) M. monspessulanus (36014)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588France M. sp. (49096)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Spain (Alcolea de Calatrava) M. monspessulanus (224542)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Morocco M. sp. (32052)
MN 163.2 - 2.588Spain (Catalonia) M. monspessulanus (167736)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Spain (Castellon) M. monspessulanus (34929)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Greece M. sp. (34589)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117France (Herault) M. monspessulanus (195260)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Castellon) M. monspessulanus (34932)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) M. monspessulanus (84938)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Malaga) M. monspessulanus (195564)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Alpes Maritimes) M. monspessulanus (195237)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Herault) M. monspessulanus (195242)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Peloponnesus) M. sp., M. insignitus, M. monspessulanus (184245)