Overview
These snakes are the New World counterparts of the Pareinae and resemble them in appearance and habits. They live in tropical America.
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Taxonomy
The Subfamily Dipsadinae is a member of the Family Colubridae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Dipsadinae:
- 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: Colubridae
- Colubrids
- Subfamily: Dipsadinae
- Family: Colubridae
- Colubrids
- 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 Subfamily Dipsadinae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Tribe (2): Cleomeae · Coronilleae
- Genus (86): Adelphicos · Alsophis · Amastridium · Antillophis · Apostolepis · Arrhyton · Atractus · Boiruna · Calamodontophis · Carphophis · Cercophis · Chersodromus · Clelia · Coniophanes · Conophis · Contia · Crisantophis · Cryophis · Darlingtonia · Diadophis · Diaphorolepis · Dipsas · Ditaxodon · Drepanoides · Echinanthera · Elapomorphus · Emmochliophis · Enuliophis · Enulius · Eridiphas · Erythrolamprus · Farancia · Geophis · Gomesophis · Helicops · Heterodon · Hydrodynastes · Hydromorphus · Hydrops · Hypsiglena · Ialtris · Imantodes · Leptodeira · Lioheterophis · Liophis · Lystrophis · Manolepis · Ninia · Nothopsis · Oxyrhopus · Phalotris · Philodryas · Phimophis · Pliocercus · Pseudablabes · Pseudoboa · Pseudoeryx · Pseudoleptodeira · Pseudotomodon · Psomophis · Ptychophis · Rhadinaea · Rhadinophanes · Saphenophis · Sibon · Sibynomorphus · Siphlophis · Sordellina · Synophis · Tachymenis · Taeniophallus · Tantalophis · Thamnodynastes · Tomodon · Tretanorhinus · Trimetopon · Tropidodipsas · Tropidodryas · Umbrivaga · Uromacer · Uromacerina · Urotheca · Waglerophis · Xenodon · Xenopholis · Xenoxybelis
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1,633 species and subspecies in the Subfamily Dipsadinae.
Genera
Adelphicos
The genus Adelphicos consists of ten species of . These snakes can be found in the Central American continent, mostly in Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. [more]
Alsophis
Alsophis is a genus of in the Colubridae family. They are among those snakes called "racers" and occur throughout the Caribbean. [more]
Amastridium
Antillophis
Apostolepis
Arrhyton
Atractus
Boiruna
Calamodontophis
Calamodontophis is a genus of in the Colubridae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Carphophis
Carphophis is a of small colubrid snakes. The genus consists of two species, which are divided into the eastern and western types. They are found only in the eastern half of the United States. [more]
Cercophis
Chersodromus
Clelia
The mussurana or musurana (Portuguese muçurana) are six species of colubrid snakes distributed from Guatemala to Brazil, which specialize in ophiophagy, i.e., they attack and eat other snakes. They have other popular names in various countries, such as zopilota in Central America and cribo on some Caribbean islands. The species of mussurana are Clelia clelia (Daudin) (also called Pseudoboa clelia Serié 1921, Pseudoboa occipitolutea Serié 1936, Boiruna maculata Leynaud & Bucher 1999, Clelia occipitolutea Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970, Oxyrhopus cloelia Boulenger 1886, Brachyruton cloelia Duméril Bibron & Duméril 1854, Clelia daudinii Fitzinger 1826, Coluber clelia Daudin 1803 and distributed mostly in South America) and Clelia scytalis (in Central America). [1] [2] [more]
Coniophanes
Coniophanes is a large of colubrid snakes, typically referred to as black-striped snakes, but they also go by many other common names. The genus consists of 13 species, and despite the common name, not all of them display striping. They are found primarily in Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the United States, in southern Texas, and as far south as South America, in Peru. [more]
Conophis
Contia
Crisantophis
Cryophis
Darlingtonia
A genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Diadophis
The Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus) is a of colubrid snake which is harmless to humans. There is some evidence that oral secretions produced by at least some subspecies, such as D. p. occidentalis are highly toxic to their prey. An enlarged tooth at the back of the mouth is thought to play a role on the envenomation of prey. It is the only species within the genus Diadophis, and has fourteen subspecies which are found from southeastern Canada, throughout much of the United States, to northern Mexico. [more]
Diaphorolepis
Dipsas
Ditaxodon
Drepanoides
Echinanthera
Elapomorphus
Emmochliophis
Enuliophis
Enulius
Eridiphas
Erythrolamprus
Erythrolamprus is a genus of snakes known as coral snake mimics. Six species are currently recognized. [more]
Farancia
Farancia is a of colubrid snakes. It consists of two species, one commonly referred to as the rainbow snake and the other commonly referred to as mud snake. They are native to the eastern half of the United States. [more]
Geophis
Gomesophis
Helicops
Heterodon
Heterodon is a of harmless colubrids found in North America. They are stout with upturned snouts and are perhaps best known for their characteristic threat displays. Three species are currently recognized. [more]
Hydrodynastes
Hydrodynastes is a small genus of snake in the subfamily Xenodontinae. [more]
Hydromorphus
Hydrops
Hypsiglena
Hypsiglena is a of small, rear-fanged, colubrid snakes commonly referred to as night snakes. The genus consists of two distinct species, many subspecies may be considered synonymous depending on the source. [more]
Ialtris
Imantodes
Leptodeira
Leptodeira is a of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 9 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the United States into the southern tip of the state of Texas, and as far south as South America, to Argentina. [more]
Lioheterophis
Liophis
Liophis is a genus of New World snakes. They have a wide range of nondescript and local names, among these "water snakes", "mapepires", "corals" or "racers". [more]
Lystrophis
Lystrophis is the of tri-colored South American hognose snakes. They highly resembal Milk Snakes or coral snakes. [more]
Manolepis
Ninia
Nothopsis
Oxyrhopus
Phalotris
Philodryas
Philodryas is a genus of New World snakes, usually named green snakes. Although colubrid snakes are usually harmless to humans, Philodryas are opisthoglyphous snakes and can give a venomous bite. [more]
Phimophis
Pliocercus
Pseudablabes
Pseudoboa
Pseudoeryx
Pseudoleptodeira
Pseudotomodon
Psomophis
Ptychophis
Rhadinaea
Rhadinophanes
Saphenophis
Sibon
Sibynomorphus
Siphlophis
Sordellina
Sordellina is a of the Colubridae family of snakes. It has one species, Sordellina punctata. [more]
Synophis
Tachymenis
Taeniophallus
Tantalophis
Thamnodynastes
Tomodon
Tomodon is a genus of snakes. Two species are currently recognized. [more]
Tretanorhinus
Trimetopon
Tropidodipsas
Tropidodryas
Umbrivaga
Uromacer
Uromacerina
Urotheca
Waglerophis
Xenodon
Xenopholis
Xenoxybelis
More info about the Genus Xenoxybelis may be found here.
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