[FMNH Amphibians and Reptiles 235170] Xenophidion acanthognathus - Incorrect family

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Placement of Xenophidion within Tropidophiidae has been refuted; genus is now considered to be in its own family Xenophidiidae or within Bolyeriidae, but molecular evidence shows wide separation from Tropidophiidae. See:

Lawson, R., J. B. Slowinski & F. T. Burbrink. 2004. A molecular approach to discerning the phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic snake Xenophidion schaeferi among the Alethinophidia. Journal of Zoology 263:285-294

Figueroa, A., A. D. McKelvy, L. L. Grismer, C. D. Bell, and S. P. Lailvaux. 2016. A species-level phylogeny of extant snakes with description of a new colubrid subfamily and genus. PLoS ONE 11:e0161070

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Term Value
InstitutionCode FMNH
CollectionCode Amphibians and Reptiles
OwnerInstitutionCode FMNH
References http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/amphibians-and-reptiles?id=0c5dbbb7-0ee5-45a2-8630-a4b899080971
BibliographicCitation Field Museum of Natural History. Field Museum of Natural History (Zoology) Amphibian and Reptile Collection. Record ID: 0c5dbbb7-0ee5-45a2-8630-a4b899080971. Source: http://fmipt.fieldmuseum.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=fmnh_herps (source published on 2015-05-14)
BasisOfRecord PreservedSpecimen
VNType specimen
DCType PhysicalObject
AccessRights http://fieldmuseum.org/about/copyright-information
InstitutionID FMNH
CollectionID Amphibians and Reptiles
DatasetID herps-14-may-2015
Modified 2015-3-11T11:25:21.000CMT
Language English
OccurrenceID 0c5dbbb7-0ee5-45a2-8630-a4b899080971
CatalogNumber 235170
RecordNumber RFI 40473
Sex female
Continent Asia
Country Malaysia
StateProvince Sabah
County Sipitang Dist
VerbatimElevation -
TypeStatus holotype
ScientificName Xenophidion acanthognathus
HigherClassification Animalia Chordata Reptilia Serpentes Tropidophiidae
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Serpentes
Family Tropidophiidae
Genus Xenophidion
SpecificEpithet acanthognathus
NomenclaturalCode ICZN
UnderivedSex Female