Overview
The Acrochordidae are a family3] created for the genus Acrochordus. This is a group of primitive snakes found in Australia and Indonesia. Currently, 3 species are recognized.[4]
Description
All are entirely aquatic, lacking the broad belly-scales found in most other snakes and possessing dorsally located eyes. Their mos t notable feature is their skin and scales. The skin is loose and baggy, giving the impression of being several sizes too large for the snake, and the scales, rather than overlapping, are tiny pyramidal projections that lead to their common names.
These snakes are ambush predators, lurking at the bottom of rivers, streams and estuaries, and waiting for fish to approach, which they grip with their coils. The rough scales allow them to hold the fish despite the mucus coating. Adults grow to between 60 cm and 2.43 m in length.
Common Names
Wart snakes,[3] Java wart snakes,[4] file snakes, elephant trunk snakes, dogface snakes.
Geographic Ra nge
Found from western India and Sri Lanka through tropical Southeast Asia to the Philippines, south through the Indonesian/Malaysian island group to Timor, east through New Guinea to the northern coast of Australia to Mussau Island, the Bismark Archipelago and Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon Islands.[2]
Species
T) Type species.[2]
Commercial Exploitation
These animals are rapidly becoming rare as their hides are used for handbags and leather (stripped of scales, of course). Numerous atte mpts have been made by both zoos and private reptile collectors to keep them, but in all cases, they have been reluctant to feed and prone to skin infections.
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Taxonomy
The Family Acrochordidae is a member of the Superfamily Colubroidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Acrochordidae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- Infrakingdom: Chordonia
(Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum: Chordata
Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
- Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass: Tetrapoda
Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
- Class: Sauropsida
- Subclass: Diapsida
- Infraclass: Lepidosauromorpha
- Superorder: Lepidosauria
- Order: Squamata
(SKWA-ma-tuh)
- snakes, lizards, and amphisbaenians
- Suborder: Serpentes
(C. Linnaeus, 1758) - Snakes
- Superfamily: Colubroidea
- Family: Acrochordidae - Wart Snakes
- Superfamily: Colubroidea
- Suborder: Serpentes
(C. Linnaeus, 1758) - Snakes
- Order: Squamata
(SKWA-ma-tuh)
- snakes, lizards, and amphisbaenians
- Superorder: Lepidosauria
- Infraclass: Lepidosauromorpha
- Subclass: Diapsida
- Class: Sauropsida
- Superclass: Tetrapoda
Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
- Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
- Phylum: Chordata
Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
- Infrakingdom: Chordonia
(Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Family Acrochordidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Subfamily (17): Aparallactinae · Atractaspidinae · Boodontinae · Calamariinae · Colubrinae · Crotalinae · Dipsadinae · Elapinae · Homalopsinae · Natricinae · Pareatinae · Psammophiinae · Pseudoxenodontinae · Pseudoxyrhophiinae · Viperinae · Xenodermatina e · Xenodontinae
- Tribe (1): Cleomeae
- Genus (206): Achalinus · Achrochordus · Acrochordus · Adenorhinos · Agkistrodon · Ahaetulla · Amphiesma · Amplorhinus · Aparallactus · Argyrogena · Arizona · Aspidelaps · Aspidura · Asthenodipsas · Atheris · Atractaspis · Atropoides · Bitis · Blythia · Boiga · Bothriechis · Bothriopsis · Bothrocophias · Bothrophthalmus · Bothrops · Boulengerina · Brachyophis · Brachyorrhos · Bungarus · Calamaria · Calliophis · Calloselasma · Cantoria · Causus · Cemophora · Cerastes · Cerberus · Cercaspis · Cerrophidion · Chersodromus · Chilomeniscus · Chionactis · Chironius · Chrysopelea · Clonophis · Coluber · Conopsis · Coronella · Crotaphopeltis · Cyclophiops · Daboia · Dasypeltis · Dendrelaphis · Dendroaspis · Dendrophidion · Dinodon · Dipsadoboa · Dipsina · Dispholidus · Dromicodryas · Dromophis · Drymarchon · Drymobius · Dryocalamus · Dryophiops · Duberria · Echis · Eirenis · Elaphe · Elapoidis · Elapsoidea · Enhydris · Eridiphas · Eristicophis · Erpeton · Ficimia · Gastropyxis · Geodipsas · Gerarda · Gloydius · Gongylosoma · Gonionotophis · Gonyosoma · Gyalopion · Hapsidophrys · Hemachatus · Hemibungarus · Hemirhagerrhis · Hemorrhois · Hierophis · Homalopsis · Hormonotus · Hypoptophis · Hypsirhynchus · Lamprophis · Langaha · Leioheterodon · Leptodrymus · Leptomicrurus · Leptophis · Lepturophis · Liopeltis · Liophidium · Liopholidophis · Lycodon · Lycodonomorphus · Lycodryas · Lycophidion · Lytorhynchus · Macropisthodon · Macroprotodon · Macrovipera · Madagascarophis · Malpolon · Masticophis · Mastigodryas · Mehelya · Meizodon · Micruroides · Micrurus · Mimophis · Myron · Naja · Natriciteres · Natrix · Nerodia · Oligodon · Opheodrys · Ophiophagus · Opisthotropis · Ovophis · Oxybelis · Oxyrhabdium · Paranaja · Pararhadinaea · Pareas · Philothamnus · Phyllorhynchus · Pituophis · Plagiopholis · Platyceps · Polemon · Popeia · Porthidium · Potamophis · Prosymna · Protobothrops · Psammodynastes · Psammophis · Psammophylax · Pseudoboodon · Pseudocerastes · Pseudocyclophis · Pseudoficimia · Pseudohaje · Pseudorabdion · Pseudoxenodon · Pseudoxyrhopus · Pseustes · Ptyas · Pythonodipsas · Rabdion · Regina · Rhabdophis · Rhadinaea · Rhamnophis · Rhamphiophis · Rhinobothryum · Rhinocheilus · Rhynchocalamus · Salvadora · Scaphiodontophis · Scaphiophis · Scolecophis · Seminatrix · Senticolis · Sibynomorphus · Sibynophis · Simophis · Sinonatrix · Sistrurus · Spalerosophis · Spilotes · Stegonotus · Stenophis · Stenorrhina · Stoliczkaia · Storeria · Tantilla · Telescopus · Thelotornis · Thrasops · Trachischium · Tretanorhinus · Trimeresurus · Trimetopon · Trimorphodon · Tropidoclonion · Tropidolaemus · Tropidonophis · Vipera · Virginia · Xenelaphis · Xenocalamus · Xenochrophis · Xylophis
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2,827 species and subspecies in the Family Acrochordidae.
Genera
Achalinus
Achalinus is a of harmless colubrid colubrid snakes found in Japan, Taiwan, China and northern Vietnam. Nine species are currently recognized. [more]
Achrochordus
Acrochordus
The Acrochordidae are a family created for the genus Acrochordus. This is a group of primitive snakes found in Australia and Indonesia. Currently, 3 species are recognized. [more]
Adenorhinos
Adenorhinos is a genus created for a venomous viper species, A. barbouri. This is a small and exceptionally rare terrestrial species found only in the Uzungwe and Ukinga mountains of south-central Tanzania in Africa. No subspecies are recognized. [more]
Agkistrodon
Agkistrodon is a of venomous pit vipers found in North America from the United States south to northern Costa Rica. The name is derived from the Greek words ancistro, meaning "hook" and odon, which means "tooth", and is likely a reference to the fangs. Three species are currently recognized, all of them polytypic and closely related. [more]
Ahaetulla
Ahaetulla is a of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as vine snakes, or whip snakes. They are found predominantly from Sri Lanka India through to Korea and much of southeast Asia, including many Pacific islands. They are mildly venomous and what is commonly termed as 'rear-fanged' or more appropriately, opisthoglyphous, meaning their enlarged teeth or fangs intended to aid in venom delivery are set back in their jaw, instead of in the front like they are in vipers or cobras. [more]
Amphiesma
Amplorhinus
Aparallactus
Aparallactus is a of venomous snakes found in Africa. Currently, 11 species are recognized. [more]
Argyrogena
Arizona
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Aspidelaps
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Aspidura
Asthenodipsas
Atheris
Atheris is a of venomous vipers found only found in tropical subsaharan Africa, excluding southern Africa. Confined to rain forest areas, many members have isolated and fragmented distributions. In an interesting example of convergent evolution, they show many similarities to the arboreal pit vipers of Asia and South America. Eight species are currently recognized. [more]
Atractaspis
Atractaspis is a of venomous snakes found in Africa. Currently, 15 species are recognized. [more]
Atropoides
Atropoides is a of venomous pitvipers found in Mexico and Central America. Three species are currently recognized. The common names suggests they are able to leap at an attacker, but this is likely exaggerated. [more]
Bitis
Bitis is a of venomous vipers found in Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. It includes the largest and the smallest vipers in the world. Members are known for their characteristic threat displays that involves inflating and deflating their bodies while hissing and puffing loudly. The type species for this genus is B. arietans, which is also the most widely distributed viper in Africa. Currently, 14 species are recognized. [more]
Blythia
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Boiga
Boiga is a large of mildly venomous, rear-fanged, colubrid snakes typically known as the cat-eyed snakes or just cat snakes. They are primarily found throughout southeast Asia, India and Australia, but due to their extremely hardy nature and adaptability have spread to many other suitable habitats around the world. There are 33 recognized species in the genus. [more]
Bothriechis
Bothriechis is a of venomous pitvipers found predominantly in Mexico and Central America, although one species, B. schlegelii, ranges as far south as Colombia and Peru. All members are relatively slender and arboreal. The name Bothriechis is derived from the Greek words bothros and echis that mean "pit" and "viper" respectively. Seven species are currently recognized and no subspecies. [more]
Bothriopsis
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Bothrocophias
Bothrocophias is a of venomous snakes in the Crotalinae subfamily of the Viperidae family. A relatively recently identified genus, it consists of four species and are native to northern South America. [more]
Bothrophthalmus
Bothrophthalmus is a of colubrid snakes containing a single species, Bothrophthalmus lineatus, more commonly known as the Red-Black Striped Snake. There are two recognized subspecies: [more]
Bothrops
Bothrops is a of venomous pitvipers found in Central and South America. The generic name is derived from the Greek words bothros and ops that mean "pit" and "eye" or "face"; an allusion to the heat-sensitive loreal pit organs. Members of this genus are responsible for more human deaths in the Americas than any other group of venomous snakes. Currently, 32 species are recognized. [more]
Boulengerina
Boulengerina is a of elapid snakes known commonly as water cobras, so named because of their semi-aquatic nature. The genus has two recognized species, which are found in central and southern Africa. Some recent molecular studies have suggested that the genus Boulengerina should be synonymised with Naja, because the water cobras are closely related to some species of Naja [more]
Brachyophis
Brachyophis is a genus created for the venomous snake species, B. revoili, found in Africa. Currently, 3 subspecies are recognized. [more]
Brachyorrhos
Bungarus
Bungarus is a of venomous elapid snakes found in South and South-East Asia. Commonly referred to as kraits, there are 12 species and 5 subspecies. [more]
Calamaria
Calamaria is a genus of snakes of family . The species Calamaria pavimentata is found in Asia. [more]
Calliophis
Calliophis is a of venomous elapid snakes known commonly as oriental coral snakes or Asian coral snakes. [more]
Calloselasma
Calloselasma is a genus created for a venomous pitviper species, C. rhodostoma, which is found in Southeast Asia from Thailand to northern Malaysia and on the island of Java. No subspecies are currently recognized. [more]
Cantoria
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Causus
The Causinae are a subfamily of venomous vipers found only in subsaharan Africa. It was created for the genus Causus; a group considered to be among the most primitive members of the family Viperidae based on head scalation, oviparity, venom apparatus and the fact that they have round pupils. However, this is contradicted by recent molecular studies. Six species are currently recognized. [more]
Cemophora
Cemaphora coccinea is a non-venomous of colubrid snake commonly known as a scarlet snake. It is the only member of its genus. They are native to the southeastern United States. There are three subspecies of C. coccinea. [more]
Cerastes
The cerastes (: ?e??st??, English: cerastes, English translation: "having horns") is a creature of Greek legend, a serpent that is incredibly flexible—so much so that it is said to have no spine. Cerastae can have either two large ram-like horns or four pairs of smaller horns. The cerastes hides its head in the sand with only the horns protruding out of the surface; this is meant to deceive other animals into thinking it is food. When the animal approaches the cerastes, the cerastes promptly kills it. [more]
Cerberus
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Cercaspis
Cerrophidion
Cerrophidion is a of venomous pitvipers that are found in southern Mexico, southward through the highlands of Central America to western Panama. The name is derived from the Spanish word cerro, which means "mountain", and the Greek word ophidion, which means "small snake." Four species are currently recognized and no subspecies. [more]
Chersodromus
Chilomeniscus
Chionactis
Chironius
Chironius is a of New World colubrid snakes, commonly called sipos (from the Portuguese word cipó for the liana), savanes, or sometimes vine snakes. [more]
Chrysopelea
Chrysopelea, or more commonly known as the flying snake, is a that belongs to the family Colubridae. Flying snakes are mildly venomous, though they are considered harmless because their toxicity is not dangerous to humans. Their range of habitat is mostly concentrated in Southeast Asia, the Melanesian islands, and India. [more]
Clonophis
Coluber
Coluber is a of thin bodied, fast moving, colubrid snakes commonly known as racers. They are widespread around the world and vary greatly in habitat and behaviour. In the past, Coluber was a catch-all genus which included almost all snake species known at the time. Even the cobra was once classified as Coluber naja. [more]
Conopsis
Coronella
Coronella is a of harmless colubrids found in Europe, North Africa and West Asia. Three species are currently recognized. [more]
Crotaphopeltis
Cyclophiops
Daboia
Daboia is a genus created for a venomous viper species, D. russelii, which is found in Asia throughout the Indian subcontinent, much of Southeast Asia, southern China and Taiwan. Within much of its range, this species is easily the most dangerous viperid snake and a major cause of snakebite injury and mortality. It is a member of the big four venomous snakes in India, which are together responsible for nearly all Indian snakebite fatalities. The species was named in honor of Dr. Patrick Russell (1726 - 1805), who had earlier described this animal, and the genus after the Hindi name for it, which means "that lies hid", or "the lurker." Two subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here. [more]
Dasypeltis
Dasypeltis is a of colubrid snakes. It is one of only two taxonomic groups of snakes known to have adapted to feed exclusively on eggs. (The other being the snakes of the genus Elachistodon.) They are non-venomous and found throughout the continent of Africa, primarily in forested habitats that are also home to numerous species of birds. [more]
Dendrelaphis
Dendrelaphis is a of colubrid snakes, which includes various tree snakes of Australia, New Guinea and Asia. [more]
Dendroaspis
Dendrophidion
Dendrophidion is a of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as forest racers. Their range stretches from south eastern Mexico to Bolivia. [more]
Dinodon
Dipsadoboa
Dipsina
Dipsina is a of colubrid snake that contains one species: the Dwarf Beaked Snake, also known as the Western Beaked Snake - Dipsina multimaculata [more]
Dispholidus
A boomslang (Dispholidus typus) is a relatively small, colubrid snake native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is currently the only species in its genus, although several species and subspecies have been described in the past. Its name means "tree snake" in Afrikaans and Dutch ("boom" meaning tree, and "slang" meaning snake). In Afrikaans the name is pronounced [bu?omsl??]. The snake is thought to be closely related to members of the genera Thelotornis, Thrasops, Rhamnophis, and Xyelodontophis, with which it forms the tribe Dispholidini. [more]
Dromicodryas
Dromophis
Dromophis is a of colubrid snakes. There are two commonly accepted species in the genus Dromophis: [more]
Drymarchon
Drymobius
Drymobius is a of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as neotropical racers. There are four species which are found predominantly in Mexico and Central America, but they range as far north as the United States in the southern tip of the state of Texas, and as far south as South America, in Brazil. [more]
Dryocalamus
Dryocalamus is a genus of snakes. [more]
Dryophiops
Duberria
Echis
Echis is a of venomous vipers found in the dry regions of Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka. These snakes are quick-tempered and strike readily, which, combined with a virulent hemotoxic venom, makes them very dangerous, despite their small size. They also have a characteristic threat display, rubbing sections of their body together to produce a "sizzling" warning sound. The name Echis is a Greek word that means "viper." Eight species are currently recognized. [more]
Eirenis
Eirenis is a genus of in the Colubridae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Elaphe
Elaphe is a of non-venomous colubrid snakes found in Asia, Europe, North and Central America. All are powerful constrictors and help control rodent populations. Ten species are currently recognized within North and Central America. [more]
Elapoidis
Elapsoidea
Elapsoidea is a of venomous elapid snake commonly known as venomous garter snakes or African garter snakes. Despite the name, they are unrelated to the harmless North American garter snake species. [more]
Enhydris
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Eridiphas
Eristicophis
Eristicophis is a genus created for a venomous viper species, E. macmahonii. It is found only in the desert region of Balochistan near the borders of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan. No subspecies are currently recognized. [more]
Erpeton
Ficimia
Ficimia is a of colubrid snakes commonly known as hooknose snakes. There are 7 species within the genus, which are native primarily to Mexico, but they also range into the United States in the southern tip of Texas, and as far south as Guatemala, Belize and Honduras. [more]
Gastropyxis
Geodipsas
Gerarda
Gloydius
Gloydius is a of venomous pitvipers found in Asia. Named after Howard Gloyd, this group is very similar to the North American genus Agkistrodon. Nine species are currently recognized. [more]
Gongylosoma
Gonionotophis
Gonionotophis is a of colubrid snakes also known as the African Ground Snakes. There are 3 commonly accepted species in the genus: [more]
Gonyosoma
Gonyosoma is a genus of snakes. [more]
Gyalopion
Gyalopion is a of small non-venomous colubrid snakes which are commonly referred to as hooknose snakes that are native to the southwest United States and Mexico. [more]
Hapsidophrys
Hemachatus
The Rinkhals also called the Ringhals or Ring-necked (Hemachatus haemachatus) is a venomous elapid species found in parts of southern Africa. It is one of a group of cobras that has developed the ability to spit venom as a defense mechanism. [more]
Hemibungarus
Hemibungarus is a of venomous elapid snakes known commonly as Asian coral snakes or oriental coral snakes. [more]
Hemirhagerrhis
Hemorrhois
Hemorrhois is a genus of in the Colubridae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Hierophis
Hierophis is a genus of in the Colubridae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Homalopsis
Hormonotus
Hormonotus is a of colubrid snakes. There is only one commonly accepted species in the genus: Uganda House Snake (Hormonotus modestus) [more]
Hypoptophis
Hypoptophis is a genus created for the venomous snake species, H. wilsoni, found in Africa. No subspecies are currently recognized. [more]
Hypsirhynchus
Lamprophis
Lamprophis is a of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as African house snakes. They are small, non-venomous snakes, usually brown in color but display a range of variation from red, orange, green to black. They also exhibit a wide variety of pattern variation even within single species, they may be spotted, striped, or solid colored. House snakes are sexually dimorphic, the females grow significantly larger, to approximately 120 cm, some specimens have been recorded over 150cm, the males which only grow to approximately 75 cm.
Several color variants of L.capensis are known in captivity including T+ & T-Albino, Annerythristic, Hypo, Ilumo (Green) & Piebald.
Albino variants of L. aurora have been found.
An albino L. fuliginosus has been found in Tanzania & is now owned by Donald Schultz of www.mfezi.com
[more]
Langaha
Leioheterodon
Leioheterodon is a of harmless colubrids found only on the island of Madagascar. Three species are currently recognized. [more]
Leptodrymus
Leptomicrurus
Leptophis
Lepturophis
Liopeltis
Liopeltis is a genus of snakes. [more]
Liophidium
Liopholidophis
Lycodon
Lycodon is a genus of snakes. [more]
Lycodonomorphus
Lycodryas
Lycophidion
Lytorhynchus
Macropisthodon
Macroprotodon
Macroprotodon is a genus of in the Colubridae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Macrovipera
Macrovipera is a of venomous vipers that inhabit the semideserts and steppes of North Africa, the Near and Middle East, and the Milos Archipelago in the Aegean Sea. These snakes are responsible for a number of bites in Africa and western Asia every year. They have a reputation for being ill-tempered and can inject a lot of venom, which is why they should be considered as very dangerous. Four species are currently recognized. [more]
Madagascarophis
Madgascarophis is a of small, mildly venomous colubrid snakes native to the island of Madagascar. They are commonly referred to as Malagasy Cat-eyed Snakes. There are four species in the genus. [more]
Malpolon
Masticophis
Masticophis is a of colubrid snakes that are commonly referred to as whip snakes or coachwhips. They are characterized by having a long, thin body and aren't dangerous. [more]
Mastigodryas
Mehelya
Meizodon
Micruroides
The coral snakes are a large group of snakes that can be divided into two distinct groups: New World coral snakes and Old World Calliophis snakes. There are three genera among New World coral snakes that consist of over 65 recognized species. [more]
Micrurus
The coral snakes are a large group of snakes that can be divided into two distinct groups: New World coral snakes and Old World Calliophis snakes. There are three genera among New World coral snakes that consist of over 65 recognized species. [more]
Mimophis
Myron
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Naja
Naja is a of venomous elapid snakes. Although there are several other genera that share the common name, naja are the most recognized, and most widespread group of snakes commonly known as cobras. The genus Naja consists of from 20 to 22 species, but has undergone several taxonomic revisions in recent years, so sources vary greatly. They range throughout Africa, the Middle-East, India, southeastern Asia, and Indonesia. [more]
Natriciteres
Natrix
Natrix is a genus of snakes. There are between 65 and 80 species in the genus. They are collectively called grass snakes and water snakes, but some snake species known as "grass snakes" and "water snakes" are not of genus Natrix. [more]
Nerodia
Nerodia is a of non-venomous colubrid snakes commonly referred to as water snakes. [more]
Oligodon
Oligodon, common name kukri snake, is a of snakes native to East and South Asia. Oligodons are egglayers and are usually under 90 centimeters (35 inches) in length; different species display widely variable patterns and colorations. They subsist mostly by scavenging the eggs of birds and reptiles. Besides eggs, species of this genus also feeds on lizards, frogs and small rodents. Oligodon is a rearfanged snake species. They have a set of fangs placed in the back of their mouth as well as a functional venomgland. They are not dangerous to humans though. Oligodons are mostly nocturnal, and live on the floors of mature forests. [more]
Opheodrys
Opheodrys is a of small colubrid snakes commonly referred to as green snakes. The genus consists of two distinct species with five recognized subspecies. [more]
Ophiophagus
The King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is the world's longest snake, with a length that can be as large as 6.7 m (22 ft). This species is widespread throughout Southeast Asia and parts of India, but found mostly in forested areas. Its genus name, Ophiophagus, literally means "snake-eater", and its diet primarily consists of other snakes, including sizeable pythons and even smaller members of its own species. The venom of the King Cobra is primarily neurotoxic, and the snake is fully capable of killing a human with a single bite. The mortality rate from a bite can be as high as 75%. [more]
Opisthotropis
Opisthotropis is a genus of in the Colubridae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Ovophis
Ovophis is a of venomous pitvipers found in Asia. Three species are currently recognized. [more]
Oxybelis
Oxybelis is a of colubrid snakes known commonly as Vine Snakes. They are found from the southewestern United States, through Central America, to the northern countries of South America. Though similar in appearance to the Asian species of vine snake of the genus Ahaetulla, they are not related, and is an example of convergent evolution. [more]
Oxyrhabdium
Paranaja
Paranaja multifasciata is a of venomous elapid snake commonly known as the Many-banded Snake or Burrowing Cobra, the only species within the genus Paranaja. The species is found in the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon in Africa. Despite the common name, the species is not actually banded, but overall iridescent black, with cream colored blotching on each scale. The snakes grow to approximately 600 mm in length. Not much is known about their venom, but it is likely a neurotoxin, like many other elapid snakes. The genus Paranaja was synonymised with Naja in a recent molecular phylogenetic study, as this species is closely related to the forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca) [more]
Pararhadinaea
Pareas
Pareas is a genus of in the Colubridae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Philothamnus
Phyllorhynchus
Pituophis
Pituophis is a of non-venomous colubrid snakes commonly referred to as gopher snakes, pine snakes, and bull snakes. Species within the genus are found throughout the United States and Mexico. [more]
Plagiopholis
Platyceps
The Red Whip Snake (Platyceps collaris) is a species of in the Colubridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Platyceps. It is found in Bulgaria, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian Territory, Occupied, Syria, and Turkey. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, arable land, pastureland, plantations , and rural gardens. [more]
Polemon
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Popeia
Porthidium
Porthidium is a of venomous pitvipers found in Mexico and southward to northern South America. The name is derived from the Greek words portheo and the suffix -idus, which means "destroy" and "having the nature of"; apparently a reference to the venom. Seven species are currently recognized. [more]
Potamophis
Prosymna
Protobothrops
Trimeresurus is a of venomous pitvipers found in Asia from Pakistan, through India, China, throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. Currently 35 species are recognized. [more]
Psammodynastes
Psammophis
Psammophis is a genus of snakes. [more]
Psammophylax
Pseudoboodon
Pseudocerastes
Pseudocerastes is a genus created for a venomous viper species, P. persicus. This species is found throughout the Middle East and as far east as Pakistan, but not on the African mainland. Often referred to as the false horned viper because of the hornlike structures above their eyes that are made up of numerous small scales. This is in contrast to the "true" horned viper, Cerastes cerastes, that has similar supraorbital horns that consist of a single elongated scale. Two subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here. [more]
Pseudocyclophis
Pseudoficimia
Pseudohaje
Pseudorabdion
Pseudoxenodon
Pseudoxyrhopus
Pseustes
Ptyas
Ptyas is a genus of snakes. This genus is one of those colubrids colloquially called "rat snakes". [more]
Pythonodipsas
Rabdion
Regina
Regina is the and Italian word meaning "queen". It is also the Late Latin feminine name with the same meaning. Regina may also refer to the following: [more]
Rhabdophis
Rhabdophis is a of snakes, generally called Keelback snakes, found primarily in southeast Asia. [more]
Rhadinaea
Rhamnophis
Rhamnophis is a of arboreal colubrid snakes commonly known as Dagger-tooth Tree Snakes or Large-eyed Tree Snakes found in equatorial sub-Saharan Africa. The status of this genus has long been subject to debate, and has been treated as a synonym of Thrasops by some authors. Both genera belong to the tribe Dispholidini, and are closely related to the genera Dispholidus, Thelotornis, and Xyelodontophis. [more]
Rhamphiophis
Rhinobothryum
Rhinocheilus
The Long-nosed Snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei) is a of non-venomous colubrid snake. It is the only species in the genus Rhinocheilus, but has four recognized subspecies, though more modern research has cast some doubt on that classification.[citation needed] Its name commemorates John Le Conte (1818-1891). [more]
Rhynchocalamus
Salvadora
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Scaphiodontophis
Scaphiophis
Scolecophis
Seminatrix
Seminatrix is a of colubrid snakes. There is a single species in the genus, the Swamp Snake (Seminatrix pygaea) with three subspecies: [more]
Senticolis
Sibynomorphus
Sibynophis
Sibynophis is a genus of snakes also called Many-toothed snakes. [more]
Simophis
Sinonatrix
Sistrurus
Sistrurus is a of venomous pitvipers found in Canada, the United States and Mexico. The name is a Latinized form of the Greek word for "tail rattler" (Se?st??????, Seistrouros) and shares its root with the ancient Egyptian musical instrument, the sistrum, a type of rattle. Three species are currently recognized. [more]
Spalerosophis
Spalerosophis is a genus of in the Colubridae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Spilotes
Stegonotus
Stenophis
Stenorrhina
Stoliczkaia
Storeria
Storeria is a of colubrid snakes. The genus consists of four species, three of which are known as brown snakes, and the other is known as the redbelly snake. They are found primarily in the United States and Mexico but range as far north as southern Canada, and as far south as Central America. [more]
Tantilla
Tantilla is a large of harmless colubrid snakes which includes 64 species commonly known as centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, and flathead snakes. [more]
Telescopus
Telescopus, the Old World catsnakes, is a genus of 11–12 species of back-fanged in the Colubrid family, found from the Balkans and Pakistan through to southern and western Africa, plus two sp. north Eurasia. They are nocturnal hunting snakes with a distinct head and large eyes. The species are mostly drab spotted snakes, but include the spectacular Tiger Snake, T. semiannulatus, which is orange in color with black saddles along its back. [more]
Thelotornis
Thrasops
Trachischium
Trachischium is a of colubrid snakes commonly known as Worm-eating Snakes. There are five species in the genus that are found through montane regions of the countries of Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and China. [more]
Tretanorhinus
Trimeresurus
Trimeresurus is a of venomous pitvipers found in Asia from Pakistan, through India, China, throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. Currently 35 species are recognized. [more]
Trimetopon
Trimorphodon
Trimorphodon is a of mildly venomous, rear-fanged, colubrid snakes. They are commonly known as lyre snakes, named after the distinctive V shaped pattern on their head that is said to resemble the shape of a lyre. In Mexico, they are commonly called "víbora de uña," or "nail viper." The word Trimorphodon is a combination of three Greek words, 'tri' - three, 'morph' - shape, and 'odon' - teeth, which refers to the three distinct kinds of teeth that lyre snakes have: recurved anterior teeth; shorter middle teeth, and large grooved fangs at the rear of the jaw. There are two distinct species in the genus Trimorphodon, with seven subspecies. [more]
Tropidoclonion
Tropidoclonion is a of small colubrid snakes known as lined snakes. There is a single species Tropidoclonion lineatum in the genus, with four subspecies. [more]
Tropidolaemus
Tropidolaemus is a of venomous pitvipers found in southern India and Southeast Asia. Currently, two species are recognized and no subspecies. [more]
Tropidonophis
Vipera
Vipera is a of venomous vipers. It has a very wide range, being found from North Africa to just within the Arctic Circle and from Great Britain to Pacific Asia. The name is possibly derived from the Latin words vivus and pario, meaning "alive" and "bear" or "bring forth"; likely a reference to the fact that most vipers bear live young. Currently, 23 species are recognized. [more]
Virginia
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Xenelaphis
Xenocalamus
Xenocalamus is a of venomous snakes found in Africa. Currently, 5 species are recognized. [more]
Xenochrophis
Xenochrophis is a of colubrid snakes found in Asia. They are commonly referred to as Painted Keelbacks. [more]
Xylophis
At least 4 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Xylophis.
More info about the Genus Xylophis may be found here.
References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Reptilia entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=663&rank=class. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
- ^ a b c d e McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ a b c 174119 (TSN ). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 16 August 2007.
- ^ a b c d e Acrochordus (TSN 209068). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 16 August 2007.
- ^ Species Acrochordus arafurae at The Reptile Database. Accessed 16 August 2007.
- ^ Species Acrochordus granulatus at The Reptile Database. Accessed 16 August 2007.
- ^ Species Acrochordus javanicus at The Reptile Database. Accessed 16 August 2007.
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