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Homalopsidae  Bonaparte, 1845
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1008514

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Homalopsinae Bonaparte, 1845
  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2016   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbènes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758 – Snakes, cobra, serpente, serpents  
                               InfraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923  
                                  FamilyHomalopsidae Bonaparte, 1845  
    Direct Children:  
                                     GenusBitia Gray, 1842  
                                     GenusBrachyorrhos Kuhl in Schlegel, 1826  
                                     GenusCalamophis Meyer, 1874  
                                     GenusCantoria Girard, 1858  
                                     GenusCerberus Cuvier, 1829 – Dog-faced Water Snakes 
                                     GenusDieurostus Berg, 1901  
                                     GenusDjokoiskandarus Murphy, 2011  
                                     GenusEnhydris Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille, 1801  
                                     GenusErpeton Lacépède, 1801  
                                     GenusFerania Gray, 1842  
                                     GenusFordonia Gray, 1837  
                                     GenusGerarda Gray, 1849  
                                     GenusGyiophis Murphy and Voris, 2014  
                                     GenusHeurnia de Jong, 1926  
                                     GenusHomalophis Peters, 1871  
                                     GenusHomalopsis Kuhl and Hasselt, 1822  
                                     GenusHypsiscopus Fitzinger, 1843  
                                     GenusKarnsophis Murphy and Voris, 2013  
                                     GenusKualatahan Murphy and Voris, 2014  
                                     GenusMintonophis Murphy and Voris, 2014  
                                     GenusMiralia Gray, 1842  
                                     GenusMyron Gray, 1849  
                                     GenusMyrrophis Kumar, George, Sanders and Murphy, 2012  
                                     GenusPhytolopsis Gray, 1849  
                                     GenusPseudoferania Ogilby, 1891  
                                     GenusRaclitia Gray, 1842  
                                     GenusSubsessor Murphy and Voris, 2014  
                                     GenusSumatranus Murphy and Voris, 2014  
       

 References
       
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  Source: Reptile Database, website (version 09Jan2014)  
  Acquired: 2014   
  Notes: Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)   
  Reference for: Homalopsidae   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Murphy, John C., and Harold K. Voris   
  Publication Date: 2014   
  Article/Chapter Title: A Checklist and Key to the Homalopsid Snakes (Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes), with the Description of New Genera   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Fieldiana: Life and Earth Sciences, no. 8   
  Page(s): 1-43   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 2158-5520   
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  Reference for: Homalopsidae   
       

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