Biology:Sibynophis

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Short description: Genus of snakes


Sibynophis
SibynophisCollaris.jpg
Sibynophis collaris
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Sibynophiinae
Genus: Sibynophis
Fitzinger, 1843[1]
Species

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Sibynophis is a genus of nonvenomous colubrid snakes, commonly called many-toothed snakes, which together with Scaphiodontophis make up the subfamily Sibynophiinae.[2]

Species

The following nine species are recognized.[3][4]

  • Sibynophis bistrigatus (Günther, 1868) – Günther's many-toothed snake
  • Sibynophis bivittatus (Boulenger, 1894) – white-striped snake
  • Sibynophis chinensis (Günther, 1889) – Chinese many-toothed snake
  • Sibynophis collaris (Gray, 1853) – common many-toothed snake
  • Sibynophis geminatus (H. Boie, 1826) – Boie's many-toothed snake
  • Sibynophis melanocephalus (Gray, 1835) – black-headed collared snake, Malayan many-toothed snake
  • Sibynophis sagittarius (Cantor, 1839) – Cantor's black-headed snake
  • Sibynophis subpunctatus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A. Duméril, 1854) – Duméril's black-headed snake, Jerdon's many-toothed snake
  • Sibynophis triangularis Taylor, 1965 – triangle many-tooth snake, triangulate collared snake

References

  1. "List of colubrine genera at DahmsTierleben.". http://www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Serpentes/colubroidea/Colubridae/Colubrinae. 
  2. Zaher, Hussam; Grazziotin, Felipe G.; Graboski, Roberta; Fuentes, Ricardo G.; Sánchez-Martinez, Paola; Montingelli, Giovanna G.; Zhang, Ya-Ping; Murphy, Robert W. (2012). "Phylogenetic relationships of the genus Sibynophis (Serpentes: Colubroidea)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 52 (12): 141–149. doi:10.1590/S0031-10492012001200001. 
  3. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  4. Wikispecies

Wikidata ☰ Q2707248 entry