Haasiophis

Haasiophis
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: †Simoliophiidae
Genus: †Haasiophis
Species:
†H. terrasanctus
Binomial name
†Haasiophis terrasanctus
Tchernov et al., 2000

Haasiophis, consisting of the sole species Haasiophis terrasanctus, is an extinct genus of snakes with hind limbs. It is one of three genera of Cenomanian snakes known to have possessed hindlimbs.

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