BOIDAE Gray, 1825
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.4650665 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A08794-FFF7-FF8E-CA58-FAE0E18FDDCA |
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Felipe |
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BOIDAE Gray, 1825 |
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1961 or BOIDAE Gray, 1825
The Madtsoiidae and Boidae are two clearly distinct families. Madtsoiids are basal snakes ( Scanlon & Lee 2000) whereas boids are living snakes that may be considered “relatively advanced”. Although the two families are phylogenetically clearly distinct, their vertebrae show a similar overall morphology. The referral of well preserved vertebrae at family level is easy, but the assignment may be doubtful when the vertebrae are damaged, which is the case of the fossils from Panandhro Mine.
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