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Malpolon monspessulanus (Montpellier snake)

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Coluber monspessulanus was named by Hermann (1804). It is extant.

It was recombined as Malpolon monspessulanus by Rage (1984) and Szyndlar (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Coluber monspessulanus Hermann p. 283
1984Malpolon monspessulanus Rage p. 48
2012Malpolon monspessulanus Szyndlar p. 667

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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
genusMalpolonFitzinger 1826
speciesmonspessulanus()

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.

Malpolon monspessulanus Hermann 1804 [Montpellier 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 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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979

Age range: base of the Villanyian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.20000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Malpolon monspessulanus (36014)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Spain (Alcolea de Calatrava) Malpolon monspessulanus (224542)
MN 163.2 - 2.588Spain (Catalonia) Malpolon monspessulanus (167736)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Spain (Castellon) Malpolon monspessulanus (34929)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117France (Herault) Malpolon monspessulanus (195260)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Alpes Maritimes) Malpolon monspessulanus (195237)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Malpolon monspessulanus (84938)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Malaga) Malpolon monspessulanus (195564)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Castellon) Malpolon monspessulanus (34932)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Peloponnesus) Malpolon monspessulanus (184245)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Herault) Malpolon monspessulanus (195242)