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Taxonomy
Coluber porphyriacus was named by Shaw (1794). It is extant. It is the type species of Pseudechis.
It was recombined as Pseudechis porphyriacus by Smith (1976).
It was recombined as Pseudechis porphyriacus by Smith (1976).
Synonymy list
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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.
Pseudechis porphyriacus Shaw 1794 [Australian black snake]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Pseudechis porphyriacus (136430) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Pseudechis porphyriacus (28364) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Australia (South Australia) | Pseudechis porphyriacus (136172) |