- Natricinae
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Natricinae Dice snake, Natrix tessellata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Sauropsida Subclass: Diapsida Infraclass: Lepidosauromorpha Superorder: Lepidosauria Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Natricinae Genera Many, see text
Natricinae is a subfamily of the colubrid family of snakes which contains 28 genera. Members of this subfamily include many very common snake species, such as the European Grass Snakes, and the North American Water Snakes.
Genera
- Adelophis
- Afronatrix
- Amphiesma
- Amphiesmoides
- Anoplohydrus
- Aspidura
- Atretium
- Balanophis
- Clonophis
- Hologerrhum
- Hydrablabes
- Hydraethiops
- Iguanognathus
- Macropisthodon
- Natrix
- Nerodia
- Opisthotropis
- Parahelicops
- Pararhabdophis
- Regina
- Rhabdophis
- Seminatrix
- Sinonatrix
- Storeria
- Thamnophis
- Tropidoclonion
- Tropidonophis
- Virginia
In addition, the following genera are often placed here but may belong elsewhere:
- Amplorhinus
- Limnophis
- Natriciteres
- Psammodynastes
- Xenochrophis
References
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