Alamitophis

Alamitophis Temporal range: Early Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Madtsoiidae
Genus:	Alamitophis Albino, 1986
Species
Alamitophis argentinus Alamitophis elongatus Alamitophis tingamarra

Alamitophis is a genus of fossil snake in the extinct family of Madtsoiidae. Its length is 80 cm and it fed on frogs, lizards, and small mammals. It is found in Australia and Argentina.

References

Australia's Lost Kingdoms

Fossil snakes

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Squamata

Genera with hindlimbs and a sacrum	Najash

Genera with hindlimbs only	Eupodophis Haasiophis Pachyrhachis

Madtsoiidae	Alamitophis Gigantophis Madtsoia Sanajeh Wonambi Yurlunggur

Dinilysiidae	Dinilysia

Palaeophiidae	Palaeophis Archaeophis

Boidae	Titanoboa Boavus

Snake List of snakes List of Serpentes families Category:Cretaceous snakes

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