Colombophis

Col-om-off-iss.
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Name

Colombophis ‭(‬Colombia snake‭)‬.

Phonetic

Col-om-off-iss.

Named By

Hoffstetter‭ & ‬Rage‭ ‬-‭ ‬1977.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Aquamata,‭ ‬Serpentes,‭ ‬Alethinophidia,‭ ‬Aniliidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

C.‭ ‬portai‭

Size

Studies of the vertebrae suggest a total length of about‭ ‬1.77‭ ‬meters.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Solimoes Formation.‭ ‬Venezuela‭ ‬-‭ ‬Socorro Formation.

Time Period

Tortonian of the Miocene.

Fossil representation

Mostly known from vertebrae from a few individuals.

In Depth

       Colombophis is a genus of snake that lived in South America during the Miocene.

Further Reading

– Le gisement de vert�br�s mioc�nes de La Venta (Colombie) et sa faune de serpents. – Annales de Pal�ontologie (Vert�br�s) 63: 161–190. – R. Hoffstetter & J. C. Rage – 1977. -‭ ‬Reappraisal of the South American Miocene snakes of the genus Colombophis,‭ ‬with description of a new species.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Palaeontologica Polonica‭ ‬55‭(‬3‭)‬:365-379.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Hsiou,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Albino‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬Ferigolo‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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