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Henophidia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Squamata

Higher classification
  
Snake

Phylum
  
Chordata

Suborder
  
Serpentes

Rank
  
Superfamily

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Snake, Reptile, Scaled reptiles, Cylindrophiidae, Uropeltidae

Henophidia is a superfamily of the suborder Serpentes (snakes) that contains boas, pythons and other snakes. Snakes belonging to superfamily Henophidia are considered to be more primitive than those belonging to the other superfamilies - namely, Typhlopoidea and Xenophidia.

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Etymology

Henophidia comes from the Greek heno- meaning one or former and ophidia meaning serpent, so former/older snakes (in contrast to Caenophidia, i.e. recent snakes).

Families

  • Aniliidae - coral pipe snakes and pipe snakes.
  • Anomochilidae - dwarf pipe snakes.
  • Boidae - boas (including sand boas)
  • Bolyeriidae - Round Island boas.
  • Cylindrophiidae - Asian pipe snakes.
  • Loxocemidae - Mexican burrowing snake.
  • Pythonidae - pythons
  • Tropidophiidae - dwarf boas.
  • Uropeltidae - shield-tailed snakes and short-tail snakes.
  • Xenopeltidae - sunbeam snakes.

    • References

    Henophidia Wikipedia
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