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Ungaliophiinae (dwarf boa)

Reptilia - Boidae

Taxonomy
Ungaliophiinae was named by McDowell (1987) [apparently the senior synonym of Ungaliophiidae Zaher 1994, only differing in taxonomic rank]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Boidae by Smith (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Ungaliophiinae McDowell
2013Ungaliophiinae Smith p. 161

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
—Macrostomata
superfamilyBooideaGray 1825
familyBoidaeGray 1825
subfamilyUngaliophiinaeMcDowell 1987
subfamilyUngaliophiinaeMcDowell 1987

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.

Subfm. Ungaliophiinae McDowell 1987 [dwarf boa]
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G. †Calamagras Cope 1873
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†Calamagras angulatus Cope 1873
†Calamagras floridanus Auffenberg 1963
†Calamagras gallicus Rage 1977
†Calamagras murivorus Cope 1873
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Invalid names: Calamagras truxalis Cope 1873 [synonym]
†Calamagras platyspondyla Holman 1976
†Calamagras primus Hecht 1959
†Calamagras talpivorus Cope 1873
†Calamagras turkestanicus Danilov and Averianov 1999
†Calamagras weigeli Holman 1972
Invalid names: Aphelophis Cope 1873 [synonym]
G. Exiliboa Bogert 1968
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Exiliboa placata Bogert 1968
G. †Paraungaliophis Rage 2008
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G. Ungaliophis Müller 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Grouping: solitarysuperf
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:47:29
Modified: 2005-09-23 14:53:48
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Greene 1997, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Barstovian or 58.70000 to 12.50000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Togo (Maritime) Aphelopsis sp. (167948)
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene58.7 - 48.6Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) Paraungaliophis pricei (48091)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Champagne-Ardenne) Calamagras gallicus (28546)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Kyrgyzstan (Osh) Calamagras turkestanicus (28490)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Marne) Calamagras gallicus (35533 35535 35539)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (New Mexico) Calamagras primus (186898)
MP 1055.8 - 48.6France (Picardie) Calamagras gallicus (68440)
MP 8 + 955.8 - 48.6France (Picardie) Calamagras gallicus (84997)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Calamagras primus (15837 16244 16273)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie) Calamagras sp. (177581)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (North Dakota) Calamagras weigeli (16991)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Calamagras weigeli (16919)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Calamagras sp. (38862)
MP 17A - MP 17B37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Calamagras sp. (28747)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Colorado) Calamagras murivorus, Calamagras angulatus, Calamagras talpivorus (118198)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Wyoming) Calamagras sp. (99678)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (South Dakota) Calamagras angulatus (163487 232911)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) Calamagras murivorus (179967)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Calamagras sp. (135802)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Florida) Calamagras platyspondyla (17341)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Nebraska) Calamagras platyspondyla (17495 17566)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (Wyoming) Calamagras angulatus (75874 75877) Calamagras platyspondyla, Calamagras angulatus (75878)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Calamagras platyspondyla (27509) Calamagras platyspondyla, Calamagras angulatus (17802)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) Calamagras sp. (18579)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) Calamagras weigeli (19075)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) Calamagras floridanus (18597)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (South Dakota) Calamagras weigeli (17878)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Calamagras weigeli (18646)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (Wyoming) Calamagras weigeli (26758)