- Colubrinae
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Colubrinae European Ratsnake
Elaphe situlaScientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Sauropsida Subclass: Diapsida Infraclass: Lepidosauromorpha Superorder: Lepidosauria Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Colubrinae
Oppel, 1811Genera Nearly 100, see text
Colubrinae is a subfamily of the Colubridae family of snakes. It includes numerous genera, and taxonomic sources often disagree on the exact number. It is the largest subfamily of colubrids, and many of the most commonly known snakes are members of this subfamily, including, but not limited to: rat snakes, king snakes, milk snakes, vine snakes and indigo snakes.
Genera
- Aeluroglena
- Ahaetulla
- Argyrogena
- Arizona
- Bogertophis
- Boiga
- Cemophora
- Chilomeniscus
- Chionactis
- Chironius
- Chrysopelea
- Coelognathus – formerly in Elaphe
- Coluber – includes Dolichophis
- Conopsis
- Coronella
- Crotaphopeltis
- Cryptophidion
- Cyclophiops
- Dasypeltis (egg-eating snakes)
- Dendrelaphis
- Dendrophidion
- Dinodon
- Dipsadoboa
- Dispholidus
- Dryadophis
- Drymarchon
- Drymobius
- Drymoluber
- Dryocalamus
- Dryophiops
- Eirenis
- Elachistodon
- Elaphe
- Ficimia
- Gastropyxis
- Geagras
- Gonyophis
- Gonyosoma
- Gyalopion
- Hapsidophrys
- Hemerophis
- Hemorrhois
- Hierophis
- Lampropeltis (kingsnakes)
- Leptodrymus
- Leptophis
- Lepturophis
- Liopeltis
- Lycodon
- Lycognathophis
- Lytorhynchus
- Maculophis
- Masticophis
- Mastigodryas
- Meizodon
- Mintonius
- Oligodon
- Opheodrys
- Orthriophis – formerly in Elaphe
- Oxybelis
- Pantherophis
- Philothamnus
- Phyllorhynchus
- Pituophis
- Platyceps
- Prosymna
- Pseudocyclophis
- Pseudoficimia
- Pseustes
- Ptyas
- Rhadinaea
- Rhamnophis
- Rhinobothryum
- Rhinocheilus
- Rhynchocalamus
- [Rhinoceros Ratsnake|Rhynchophis]
- Salvadora
- Scaphiodontophis
- Scolecophis
- Scotophis
- Senticolis
- Sibynophis
- Simophis
- Sonora
- Spalerosophis
- Spilotes
- Stegonotus
- Stenorrhina
- Stilosoma
- Symphimus
- Sympholis
- Tantilla
- Tantillita
- Telescopus
- Thelotornis
- Thrasops
- Trimorphodon
- Xenelaphis
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