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Cubophis

Reptilia - Dipsadidae

Taxonomy
Cubophis was named by Hedges and Vidal (2009). It is extant.

It was assigned to Dipsadidae by Mead and Steadman (2017).

Species
C. vudii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Cubophis Hedges and Vidal
2017Cubophis Mead and Steadman p. 437

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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)
familyDipsadidaeBonaparte 1838
genusCubophisHedges and Vidal 2009

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. Cubophis Hedges and Vidal 2009
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Cubophis vudii Cope 1862
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) C. vudii (144663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Alsophis vudii (144649)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas C. vudii (194591 194593 194594 194597)