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Colubrinae  Oppel, 1811
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1081293

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Subfamily  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2017   
       

 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  
                                  FamilyColubridae Oppel, 1811 – Colubrids, Typical Snakes  
                                     SubfamilyColubrinae Oppel, 1811  
    Direct Children:  
                                        GenusAeluroglena Boulenger, 1898  
                                        GenusAprosdoketophis Wallach, Lanza and Nistri, 2010  
                                        GenusArchelaphe Schulz, Böhme and Tillack, 2011  
                                        GenusArgyrogena Werner, 1924  
                                        GenusArizona Kennicott in Baird, 1859 – Glossy Snakes 
                                        GenusBamanophis Schätti and Trape, 2008  
                                        GenusBogertophis Dowling and Price, 1988 – Desert Rat Snakes, Desert Ratsnakes 
                                        GenusBoiga Fitzinger, 1826 – Boigas, Catsnakes 
                                        GenusCemophora Cope, 1860 – Scarlet Snakes, Scarletsnakes 
                                        GenusChilomeniscus Cope, 1860 – Sand Snakes, Sandsnakes 
                                        GenusChionactis Cope, 1860 – Shovel-nosed Snakes 
                                        GenusChironius Fitzinger, 1826  
                                        GenusCoelognathus Fitzinger, 1843  
                                        GenusColuber Linnaeus, 1758 – Racers 
                                        GenusColubroelaps Orlov, Kharin, Ananjeva, T. T. Nguyen and T. Q. Nguyen, 2009  
                                        GenusConopsis Günther, 1858  
                                        GenusCoronella Laurenti, 1768  
                                        GenusCrotaphopeltis Fitzinger, 1843  
                                        GenusCyclophiops Boulenger, 1888  
                                        GenusDasypeltis Wagler, 1830  
                                        GenusDendrophidion Fitzinger, 1843  
                                        GenusDipsadoboa Günther, 1858  
                                        GenusDispholidus Duvernoy, 1832  
                                        GenusDolichophis Gistel, 1868  
                                        GenusDrymarchon Fitzinger, 1843 – Indigo Snakes 
                                        GenusDrymobius Fitzinger, 1843 – Neotropical Racers 
                                        GenusDrymoluber Amaral, 1930  
                                        GenusDryocalamus Günther, 1858  
                                        GenusEirenis Jan, 1863  
                                        GenusElachistodon Reinhardt, 1863  
                                        GenusElaphe Fitzinger in Wagler, 1833 – Corn Snakes, Fox Snakes, Rat Snakes, Ratsnakes 
                                        GenusEuprepiophis Fitzinger, 1843  
                                        GenusFicimia Gray, 1849 – Southern Hook-nosed Snakes, Mexican Hook-nosed Snakes 
                                        GenusGeagras Cope, 1876  
                                        GenusGonyosoma Wagler, 1828  
                                        GenusGyalopion Cope, 1860 – Hook-nosed Snakes, Western Hook-nosed Snakes 
                                        GenusHapsidophrys Fischer, 1856  
                                        GenusHemerophis Schätti and Utiger, 2001  
                                        GenusHemorrhois F. Boie, 1826  
                                        GenusHierophis Fitzinger, 1843  
                                        GenusLampropeltis Fitzinger, 1843 – Kingsnakes, Milk Snakes 
                                        GenusLeptodrymus Amaral, 1927  
                                        GenusLeptophis Bell, 1825  
                                        GenusLepturophis Boulenger, 1900  
                                        GenusLiopeltis Fitzinger, 1843  
                                        GenusLycodon H. Boie in Fitzinger, 1827  
                                        GenusLytorhynchus Peters, 1862  
                                        GenusMacroprotodon Guichenot, 1850  
                                        GenusMastigodryas Amaral, 1935  
                                        GenusMeizodon Fischer, 1856  
                                        GenusMopanveldophis Figueroa, McKelvy, Grismer, Bell and Lailvaux, 2016  
                                        GenusMuhtarophis Avci, Ilgaz, Rajabizadeh, Yilmaz, Üzüm, Adriaens, Kumlutas and Olgun, 2015  
                                        GenusOligodon H. Boie in Fitzinger, 1826  
                                        GenusOocatochus Helfenberger, 2001  
                                        GenusOpheodrys Fitzinger, 1843 – Green Snakes, Greensnakes 
                                        GenusOreocryptophis Utiger, Schätti and Helfenberger, 2005  
                                        GenusOrientocoluber Kharin, 2011  
                                        GenusOrthriophis Utiger, Helfenberger, Schätti, Schmidt, Ruf and Ziswiler, 2002  
                                        GenusOxybelis Wagler, 1830 – Vine Snakes, Vinesnakes 
                                        GenusPantherophis Fitzinger, 1843 – North American Ratsnakes 
                                        GenusPhilothamnus A. Smith, 1847  
                                        GenusPhrynonax Cope, 1862  
                                        GenusPhyllorhynchus Stejneger, 1890 – Leaf-nosed Snakes 
                                        GenusPituophis Holbrook, 1842 – Bullsnakes, Gopher Snakes, Pine Snakes, Pinesnakes, Gophersnakes 
                                        GenusPlatyceps Blyth, 1860  
                                        GenusPseudelaphe Mertens and Rosenberg, 1943  
                                        GenusPseudoficimia Bocourt, 1883  
                                        GenusPtyas Fitzinger, 1843  
                                        GenusRhamnophis Günther, 1862  
                                        GenusRhinobothryum Wagler, 1830  
                                        GenusRhinocheilus Baird and Girard, 1853 – Long-nosed Snakes 
                                        GenusRhynchocalamus Günther, 1864  
                                        GenusSalvadora Baird and Girard, 1853 – Patch-nosed Snakes 
                                        GenusScaphiophis Peters, 1870  
                                        GenusScolecophis Fitzinger, 1843  
                                        GenusSenticolis Dowling and Fries, 1987 – Mountain Rat Snakes, Green Ratsnakes 
                                        GenusSimophis Peters, 1860  
                                        GenusSonora Baird and Girard, 1853 – North American Ground Snakes, North American Groundsnakes 
                                        GenusSpalerosophis Jan, 1865  
                                        GenusSpilotes Wagler, 1830  
                                        GenusStegonotus A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron and A. H. A. Duméril, 1854  
                                        GenusStenorrhina A. M. C. Duméril, 1853  
                                        GenusStichophanes Wang, Messenger, Zhao and Zhu, 2014  
                                        GenusSymphimus Cope, 1870  
                                        GenusSympholis Cope, 1862  
                                        GenusTantilla Baird and Girard, 1853 – Black-headed Snakes, Crowned Snakes, Flat-headed Snakes 
                                        GenusTantillita H. M. Smith, 1941  
                                        GenusTelescopus Wagler, 1830  
                                        GenusThelotornis A. Smith, 1849  
                                        GenusThrasops Hallowell, 1857  
                                        GenusToxicodryas Hallowell, 1857  
                                        GenusTrimorphodon Cope, 1861 – Lyre Snakes, Lyresnakes 
                                        GenusWallaceophis Mirza, Vyas, Patel, Maheta and Sanap, 2016  
                                        GenusXenelaphis Günther, 1864  
                                        GenusXyelodontophis Broadley and Wallach, 2002  
                                        GenusZamenis Wagler, 1830  
       

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  Source: Reptile Database (2017), website (version 24-Dec-16)  
  Acquired: 2017   
  Notes: Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)   
  Reference for: Colubrinae   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Figueroa, Alex, Alexander D. McKelvy, L. Lee Grismer, Charles D. Bell, and Simon P. Lailvaux   
  Publication Date: 2016   
  Article/Chapter Title: A Species-Level Phylogeny of Extant Snakes with Description of a New Colubrid Subfamily and Genus   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: PLoS ONE, vol. 11, no. 9   
  Page(s): 1-31   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1932-6203   
  Notes: doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161070   
  Reference for: Colubrinae   
       

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