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Pseudoxyrhophiidae

Reptilia - Pseudoxyrhophiidae

Taxonomy
Pseudoxyrhophiidae was named by Dowling (1975). It is extant.

It was assigned to Alethinophidia by Ramello et al. (2024).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Pseudoxyrhophiidae Dowling
2024Pseudoxyrhophiidae Ramello et al. p. 88

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
familyPseudoxyrhophiidaeDowling 1975
familyPseudoxyrhophiidaeDowling 1975

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.

Fm. Pseudoxyrhophiidae Dowling 1975
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G. Ditypophis Günther 1881
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Ditypophis vivax Günther 1881 [Günther's racer]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Yemen Ditypophis vivax (169046 234349)