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Farancia

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Farancia was named by Gray (1842). It is extant. Its type is Coluber abacura.

It was assigned to Colubridae by Cope (1875), Hay (1930) and Behler and King (1979); and to Xenodontinae by Uetz (2005).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Farancia Gray
1875Farancia Cope p. 35
1930Farancia Hay p. 269
1979Farancia Behler and King
2005Farancia Uetz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
genusFaranciaGray 1842

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.

G. Farancia Gray 1842
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Farancia abacura Holbrook 1836
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2005-09-06 15:57:10
Modified: 2005-09-06 17:57:10
Source: g = genus, 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 Rancholabrean or 0.77400 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) F. sp. (20402)
Middle Pleistocene (glacial)0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) F. sp. (75974)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) F. sp. (20440 20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) F. abacura (34269)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) F. abacura (154921)