| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species (PBDB) |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Elaphe : Elaphe obsoleta |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Common Name | black rat snake |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Elaphe obsoleta | species | belongs to Coluber | stated without evidence | Say, 1823 | | Elaphe obsoleta | species | belongs to Elaphe | stated with evidence | Parmley and Holman, 1995 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene |
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| Environment | terrestrial (based on Booidea) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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| Diet | carnivore (based on Elaphe) |
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| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Parmley and J. A. Holman. 1995. Hemphillian (late Miocene) snakes from Nebraska, with comments on Arikareean through Blancan snakes of midcontinental North America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15(1):79-95 |
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Elaphe obsoleta
