Archaeophis proavus is an extinct species of marine palaeophiid snake from the Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy.

It had the highest vertebral count known among snakes, with 565 vertebrae.

[3] Another species, A. turkmenicus from Turkmenistan, is also thought to most likely belong to a distinct, currently undescribed genus.

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