Colubroidea

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Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Suborder Serpentes		Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Rank Superfamily

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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