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Taxonomy
The Superfamily Colubroidea is a member of the Series Amniota. Here is the complete "parentage" of Colubroidea:
- 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
- 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 Superfamily Colubroidea is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Family (5): Acrochordidae · Atractaspididae · Colubridae · Elapidae · Viperidae
Families
Acrochordidae
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]
Atractaspididae
The Atractaspididae are a of snakes found in Africa and the Middle East. Currently, 12 genera are recognized. [more]
Colubridae
Elapidae
Viperidae
The Viperidae are a family of found all over the world, except in Australia, Ireland, Madagascar and the Arctic Circle. All have relatively long hinged fangs that permit deep penetration and injection of venom. Four subfamilies are currently recognized. [more]
At least 618 species and subspecies belong to the Family Viperidae.
More info about the Family Viperidae may be found here.
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