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Heterodon platyrhinos (eastern hognosed snake)

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Coluber platyrhinos was named by Latreille (1801). It is extant.

It was recombined as Heterodon platyrhinos by Parmley and Holman (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. brevis, H. platirhinos

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1801Coluber platyrhinos Latreille
1875Heterodon platyrhinus Cope p. 43
1995Heterodon platyrhinos Parmley and Holman p. 85

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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)
familyColubridae
subfamilyXenodontinaeBonaparte 1845
genusHeterodonLatreille 1801
speciesplatyrhinos(Latreille 1801)

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.

Heterodon platyrhinos Latreille 1801 [eastern hognosed snake]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2005-09-06 15:58:07
Modified: 2005-09-06 17:58:07
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Hemphillian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 10.30000 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Heterodon platyrhinos (18225)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Heterodon platyrhinos (18247)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Nebraska) Heterodon platyrhinos (19954 19963)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Kansas) Heterodon platyrhinos (19931 19936)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Heterodon platyrhinos (124319)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Pennsylvania) Heterodon platyrhinos (20354)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Maryland) Heterodon platyrhinos (20302)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Oklahoma) Heterodon platyrhinos (20157)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Kansas) Heterodon platyrhinos (20165 20332 20391 20427 20516)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Heterodon platyrhinos (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Heterodon platyrhinos (76101)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Heterodon platyrhinos (20638 154936)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Heterodon platyrhinos (20650)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Heterodon platyrhinos (13066)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Kansas) Heterodon platyrhinos (20605)