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Colubroidea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Reptilia

Suborder
  
Serpentes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Squamata

Rank
  
Superfamily

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Similar
  
Alethinophidia, Colubrinae, Xenodontinae, Colubridae, Natricinae

The Colubroidea are a superfamily in the suborder Serpentes (snakes). It contains over 85% of all the extant species of snakes. Their largest component is the family Colubridae, but it also includes at least six other families. It has been found to be monophyletic.

Families

  • Atractaspididae now generally downgraded to Atractaspidinae under the Lamprophiidae
  • Colubridae
  • Dipsadidae, in some classifications placed under the Colubridae
  • Dipsadinae
  • Pseudoxenodontinae
  • Elapidae
  • Homalopsidae
  • Lamprophiidae (includes the Pseudoxyrhophiinae in most classifications)
  • Natricidae, in some classifications placed under the Colubridae, in some classifications includes the Natricinae, Dipsadinae and Pseudoxenodontinae
  • Natricinae
  • Pareatidae
  • Viperidae
  • Azemiopinae
  • Crotalinae
  • Viperinae
  • Xenodermatidae

    • References

    Colubroidea Wikipedia
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