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Taxonomy
Laophis was named by Owen (1857). Its type is Laophis crotaloides.
It was assigned to Serpentes by Owen (1857); and to Viperidae by Georgalis et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Serpentes by Owen (1857); and to Viperidae by Georgalis et al. (2016).
Species
L. crotaloides (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1857 | Laophis Owen |
| 2016 | Laophis Georgalis et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| G. L. Georgalis et al. 2016 | Taking into account the new specimen, L. crotaloides can be referred to the Viperidae on the basis of the proportionally wide cotyle and condyle (the latter of which is quite robust), the probable presence of hypapophysis, a relatively short centrum and, above all, the dorsally tilted prezygapophyseal facets |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||