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Cyclophiops

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Colubridae

Scientific name
  
Cyclophiops

Higher classification
  
Colubrinae

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

Suborder
  
Serpentes

Subfamily
  
Colubrinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Snake, Colubridae, Reptile, Liopeltis, Hapsidophrys

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Cyclophiops is a genus of colubrid snakes (subfamily Colubrinae) commonly called green snakes. They are found in South, Southeast and East Asia, from Assam to the Ryukyu Islands; two species are endemic to the Ryukyu Islands.

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Species

There are six recognized species:

  • Cyclophiops doriae Boulenger, 1888 — Doria's green snake
  • Cyclophiops hamptoni (Boulenger, 1900) — Hampton's green snake
  • Cyclophiops herminae (Boettger, 1895) — Sakishima green snake
  • Cyclophiops major (Günther, 1858) — Greater green snake
  • Cyclophiops multicinctus (Roux, 1907) — Many-banded green snake, North China green snake
  • Cyclophiops semicarinatus (Hallowell, 1861) — Ryukyu green snake

    • References

    Cyclophiops Wikipedia
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