Colubrinae
| Colubrinae | |
|---|---|
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| European ratsnake, Zamenis situla | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae Oppel, 1811 |
| Genera | |
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Nearly 100, see text | |
The Colubrinae are a subfamily of the Colubridae family of snakes. It includes numerous genera, and taxonomic sources often disagree on the exact number. It is the largest subfamily of colubrids, and even of all snakes. Many of the most commonly known snakes are members of this subfamily, including rat snakes, king snakes, milk snakes, vine snakes, and indigo snakes.
Genera
- Aeluroglena
- Ahaetulla (Asian vine snakes, whip snakes)
- Argyrogena (Banded Racer)
- Arizona (glossy snake)
- Bogertophis (Baja California rat snake, Trans-Pecos rat snake)
- Boiga (cat snakes)
- Cemophora (scarlet snake)
- Chilomeniscus
- Chionactis
- Chironius (sipos)
- Chrysopelea (flying snake)
- Coelognathus (various rat snakes) – formerly in Elaphe
- Coluber (racers, whipsnakes) - includes Dolichophis
- Conopsis
- Coronella (smooth snakes)
- Crotaphopeltis
- Cryptophidion
- Cyclophiops
- Dasypeltis (egg-eating snakes)
- Dendrelaphis (Asian or Australian tree snakes)
- Dendrophidion (forest racers)
- Dinodon
- Dipsadoboa
- Dispholidus (boomslang)
- Dryadophis
- Drymarchon (Indigo snakes)
- Drymobius (neotropical racers)
- Drymoluber
- Dryocalamus
- Dryophiops
- Eirenis (dwarf racer)
- Elachistodon (Indian egg-eating snake)
- Elaphe (various rat snakes)
- Ficimia (hooknose snakes)
- Gastropyxis
- Geagras
- Gonyophis
- Gonyosoma
- Gyalopion (Western Hooknose Snake, Desert Hooknose Snake)
- Hapsidophrys
- Hemerophis
- Hemorrhois (horseshoe whip snake)
- Hierophis (whip snakes)
- Lampropeltis (king snakes, milk snakes)
- Leptodrymus
- Leptophis (parrot snakes)
- Lepturophis
- Liopeltis
- Lycodon (wolf snakes)
- Lycognathophis (Seychelles wolf snake)
- Lytorhynchus
- Maculophis
- Masticophis (coachwhips, various whip snakes, racers)
- Mastigodryas
- Meizodon
- Mintonius
- Oligodon (kukri snakes)
- Opheodrys (green snakes)
- Orthriophis (various rat snakes)– formerly in Elaphe
- Oxybelis (American vine snakes)
- Pantherophis (various ratsnakes, corn snakes, fox snakes)
- Philothamnus
- Phyllorhynchus
- Pituophis (gopher snakes, pine snakes, bull snakes)
- Platyceps
- Prosymna
- Pseudocyclophis
- Pseudoficimia
- Pseustes
- Ptyas (various ratsnakes)
- Rhadinaea
- Rhamnophis (dagger-tooth tree snakes or large-eyed tree snakes)
- Rhinobothryum
- Rhinocheilus (long-nosed snake)
- Rhynchocalamus
- Rhynchophis (Rhinoceros Ratsnake)
- Salvadora (patchnose snakes)
- Scaphiodontophis
- Scolecophis
- Scotophis
- Senticolis (green rat snake)
- Sibynophis (Many-toothed snakes)
- Simophis
- Sonora (ground snakes)
- Spalerosophis (Mograbin diadem snake)
- Spilotes
- Stegonotus
- Stenorrhina
- Stilosoma (Short-tailed Snake)
- Symphimus
- Sympholis
- Tantilla (centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, flathead snakes)
- Tantillita
- Telescopus (twig snakes, bird snakes)
- Thelotornis
- Thrasops
- Trimorphodon (lyre snakes)
- Xenelaphis
- Zamenis
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Rhynchophis boulengeri (rhino rat snake)
External links
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