Colubrinae is 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 many of the most commonly known snakes are members of this subfamily, including, but not limited to: rat snakes, king snakes, milk snakes, vine snakes and indigo snakes. Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Myxozoa (slime animals) Superphylum Deuterostomia (blastopore becomes anus) Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... {{{subdivision_ranks}}} See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Orders Procolophonia (extinct) Testudines Araeoscelidia (extinct) Avicephala (extinct) Younginiformes (extinct) Sauropterygia Ichthyosauria (extinct) Placodontia (extinct) Nothosauria (extinct) Plesiosauria (extinct) Sphenodontia Squamata Prolacertiformes (extinct) Archosauria Crurotarsi Order Aetosauria Order Phytosauria Order Rauisuchia Order Crocodilia Ornithodira Pterosauria (extinct) Marasuchus (extinct) Dinosauria (extinct) Order Saurischia Order Ornithischia Reptiles are tetrapods and amniotes, animals... Suborders Lacertilia- Lizards Serpentes - Snakes Amphisbaenia - Worm lizards This article is about the Squamata order of reptiles. ... Families Acrochordidae Aniliidae Anomalepididae Anomochilidae Atractaspididae Boidae Bolyeriidae Colubridae Cylindrophiidae Elapidae Hydrophiidae Leptotyphlopidae Loxocemidae Pythonidae Tropidophiidae Typhlopidae Uropeltidae Viperidae Xenopeltidae Snakes are cold blooded legless reptiles closely related to lizards, which share the order Squamata. ... Genera According to ITIS: Adelophis Adelphicos Alsophis Amastridium Arizona Arrhyton Atractus Bogertophis Boiga Carphophis Cemophora Cerberus Chersodromus Chilomeniscus Chionactis Clelia Clonophis Coluber Coniophanes Conophis Conopsis Contia Cryophis Dendrelaphis Dendrophidion Diadophis Dipsas Dryadophis Drymarchon Drymobius Elaphe Enulius Eridiphas Erythrolamprus Farancia Ficimia Geagras Geophis Gyalopion Heterodon Hypsiglena Imantodes Lampropeltis Leptodeira Leptophis Liochlorophis... Nicolaus Michael Oppel (December 7, 1782–February 16, 1820) was a German naturalist. ... ... Genera According to ITIS: Adelophis Adelphicos Alsophis Amastridium Arizona Arrhyton Atractus Bogertophis Boiga Carphophis Cemophora Cerberus Chersodromus Chilomeniscus Chionactis Clelia Clonophis Coluber Coniophanes Conophis Conopsis Contia Cryophis Dendrelaphis Dendrophidion Diadophis Dipsas Dryadophis Drymarchon Drymobius Elaphe Enulius Eridiphas Erythrolamprus Farancia Ficimia Geagras Geophis Gyalopion Heterodon Hypsiglena Imantodes Lampropeltis Leptodeira Leptophis Liochlorophis... A family of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1997 A family consists of a domestic group of people (or a number of domestic groups), typically affiliated by birth or marriage, or by analogous or comparable relationships — including domestic partnership, cohabitation, adoption, surname and (in some cases) ownership (as occurred in the... For other uses, see Snake (disambiguation). ... In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a taxonomic grouping. ... Look up taxonomy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Rat snakes are a type of snake that are members of the Elaphe, Bogertophis, or Senticoli genera. ... Species Lampropeltis alterna Lampropeltis calligaster Lampropeltis getula Lampropeltis mexicana Lampropeltis pyromelana Lampropeltis ruthveni Lampropeltis triangulum Lampropeltis zonata The genus Lampropeltis of colubrid snakes includes the King snakes and also the milk snake. ... Binomial name Lampropeltis triangulum Lacépède, 1789 The Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) is a species of king snake. ... Vine snake can refer to several kinds of snake: Genus Ahaetulla, Asian vine snakes. ... The Indigo snake is the largest colubrid in the United States. ...

Genera

Ahaetulla is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as vine snakes, or whip snakes. ... Binomial name Arizona elegans The genus Arizona is a group of small colubrid snakes commonly referred to as glossy snakes. ... Species Bogertophis rosaliae . ... Species Boiga andamanensis Boiga angulata Boiga barnesii Boiga beddomei Boiga ceylonensis Boiga cyanea Boiga cynodon Boiga dendrophila Boiga dightoni Boiga drapiezii Boiga forsteni Boiga gokool Boiga guangxiensis Boiga irregularis Boiga jaspidea Boiga kraepelini Boiga multifasciata Boiga multomaculata Boiga nigriceps Boiga nuchalis Boiga ocellata Boiga ochracea Boiga philippina Boiga quincunciata Boiga... Cemaphora is a non-venomous genus of colubrid snakes commonly known as scarlet snakes. ... Chironius is a genus of New World colubrid snakes, usually named vine snakes. ... Species Chrysopelea ornata Chrysopelea paradisii Chrysopelea pelias Chrysopelea rhodopleuron Chrysopelea taprobanica Chrysopelea -- the flying snakes -- is a genus that belongs to the family Colubridae. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Species 5 recognized species, see article. ... Dendrelaphis is a genus of colubrid snakes, which includes various tree snakes of Australia, New Guinea and Asia. ... Binomial name Dispholidus typus (Smith, 1829) A boomslang, Dispholidus typus is a large, venomous colubrid snake native to sub-Saharan Africa. ... Species Drymarchon caudomaculatus Drymarchon corais Subspecies endangered endangered The genus Drymarchon of colubrid snakes includes the Indigo snake and various other relatives, including the Cribo, all of which are found in the Southeastern United States, Central America, and South America. ... Drymobius is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as neotropical racers. ... Binomial name Elachistodon westermanni (Reinhardt, 1863) Indian Egg-eating Snake (Elachistodon westermanni) is a rare species of egg-eating snake found in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. ... Rat snakes are a large, polyphyletic, group of snakes from the Colubrid subfamily Colubrinae. ... Ficimia is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly known as hooknose snakes. ... Species Gyalopion canum Gyalopion quadrangulare Gyalopion is a genus of small non-venomous colubrid snakes which are commonly referred to as hooknose snakes that are native to the southwest United States and Mexico. ... Species Lampropeltis alterna Lampropeltis calligaster Lampropeltis getula Lampropeltis mexicana Lampropeltis pyromelana Lampropeltis ruthveni Lampropeltis triangulum Lampropeltis zonata The genus Lampropeltis of colubrid snakes includes the King snakes and also the milk snake. ... Species 9, see article. ... Species 50 to 60 known species Oligodon, common name kukri snake, is a genus of snakes native to East and South Asia. ... Opheodrys is a genus of small colubrid snakes commonly referred to as green snakes. ... Oxybelis is a genus of colubrid snakes known commonly as Vine Snakes. ... Rat snakes are a large, polyphyletic, group of snakes from the Colubrid subfamily Colubrinae. ... Species See text. ... Rhamnophis is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly known as Dagger-tooth Tree Snakes or Large-eyed Tree Snakes found in sub-Saharan Africa. ... Binomial name Rhinocheilus lecontei Baird & Girard, 1853 Rhinocheilus is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly known as long-nosed snakes. ... Species 7, see article. ... Sonora is a state in northwestern Mexico, bordering the states of Chihuahua to the east, Sinaloa to the south, and Baja California to the northwest. ... Species 63 species, see article. ... Species 2 species, see article. ...

See also

The family Colubridae includes several other subfamilies:

This is a sub-family of Colubridae which contains 11 genera and 35 species. ... Natracinae is a subfamily of the colubrid family of snakes which contains 28 genera. ...

References

• EMBL Reptile Database: Family Colubridae