Biology:Eryx linxiaensis
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Short description: Extinct species of snake
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Boidae |
| Genus: | Eryx |
| Species: | †E. linxiaensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Eryx linxiaensis Shi et. al., 2023
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Eryx linxiaensis is an extinct species of sand boa in the genus Eryx that lived during the Tortonian stage of the Miocene epoch.
Distribution
Eryx linxiaensis is known from the Liushu Formation of the Linxia Basin in Gansu, China.[1]
References
- ↑ Shi, Jingsong; Li, Qiang; Stidham, Thomas A.; Zhang, Chi; Jiangzuo, Qigao; Chen, Mo; Ni, Xijun (1 May 2023). "Evolutionary and biogeographic implications of an Erycine snake (Serpentes, Erycidae, Eryx) from the Upper Miocene of the Linxia Basin, Gansu Province, China" (in en). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 617. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2023.111491. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031018223001098?via%3Dihub. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
Wikidata ☰ Q131151569 entry
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