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All Snake Genera

Snake genera are the genera of three snake families that GBIF lists. Colubridae is led by Atractus, Erythrolamprus, Oligodon, Lycodon, Thamnophis, Boiga, Calamaria, Tantilla, Hebius and Elaphe. Elapidae is led by Micrurus, Hydrophis, Naja, Calliophis and Bungarus and followed by Sinomicrurus, Toxicocalamus, Acanthophis, Elapsoidea, Pseudonaja and Demansia. Viperidae is led by Crotalus, Trimeresurus, Vipera, Bothrops and Gloydius and followed by Protobothrops, Bitis, Montivipera, Bothriechis and Echis.

All Snake Genera
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Bitis

Reptile Genera

Boaedon

Reptile Genera

Boiga

Reptile Genera

Bothrops

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Chrysopelea

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Coluber

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Coronella

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Crotalus

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Dasypeltis

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Dendrelaphis

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Dendroaspis

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Diadophis

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Drymarchon

Reptile Genera

Elaphe

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Heterodon

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Lampropeltis

Reptile Genera

Lamprophis

Reptile Genera

Micrurus

Reptile Genera

Naja

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Natrix

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Nerodia

Reptile Genera

Ophiophagus

Reptile Genera

Pantherophis

Reptile Genera

Pituophis

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Ptyas

Reptile Genera

Thamnophis

Reptile Genera

Vipera

Reptile Genera

Zamenis

Reptile Genera
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GBIF Secretariat: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, children of Colubridae
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  • Children of Colubridae
    "canonicalName":"Thamnophis","vernacularName":"garter snake","authorship":"Fitzinger, 1843","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Fitzinger, L. (1843). Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus primus: Amblyglossae. Vindobonae: Braumüller und Seidel. 106 pp.","numDescendants":99
  • Children of Colubridae: Atractus
    "canonicalName":"Atractus","vernacularName":"Earth/Ground Snakes","authorship":"Wagler, 1828","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Wagler, Johann G. 1828. Auszuge aus seinen Sytema Amphibiorum. Isis von Oken 21: 740-744.","numDescendants":153
  • Children of Colubridae: Erythrolamprus
    "canonicalName":"Erythrolamprus","vernacularName":"Coral Snake Mimics","authorship":"Boie, 1826","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Isis (Oken), 1826","numDescendants":109
  • Children of Colubridae: Oligodon
    "canonicalName":"Oligodon","vernacularName":"Kukri Snakes","authorship":"H.Boie, 1826","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Fitzinger, Leopold J. F. J. 1826. Neue Classification der Reptilien nach ihren Natürlichen Verwandtschaften. Nebst einer Verwandtschafts-Tafel und einem Verzeichnisse der Reptilien-Sammlung des k. k. zoologischen Museumś zu Wien. J. G. Huebner, Wien.","numDescendants":108
  • Children of Colubridae: Lycodon
    "canonicalName":"Lycodon","vernacularName":"Oriental Wolf Snakes","authorship":"Fitzinger, 1826","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Neue Classif. Rept., 29","numDescendants":107
  • Children of Colubridae: Boiga
    "canonicalName":"Boiga","vernacularName":"Boigas","authorship":"Fitzinger, 1826","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":" Neue Classification der Reptilien nach ihren natürlichen Verwandtschaften , pp. 29, 60","numDescendants":89
  • Children of Colubridae: Calamaria
    "canonicalName":"Calamaria","vernacularName":"Oriental Reed Snakes","authorship":"H.Boie, 1827","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":" Isis von Oken , 20 (6): column 519","numDescendants":84
  • Children of Colubridae: Tantilla
    "canonicalName":"Tantilla","vernacularName":"Black-Headed Snakes","authorship":"Baird & Girard, 1853","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Cat. N. Amer. Rept.","numDescendants":74
  • Children of Colubridae: Hebius
    "canonicalName":"Hebius","vernacularName":"Asian Keelbacks","authorship":"Thompson, 1913","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1913","numDescendants":69
  • Children of Colubridae: Elaphe
    "canonicalName":"Elaphe","vernacularName":"Corn Snakes","authorship":"Fitzinger, 1833","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":" in Wagler, Descr. Icon. Amph. (3): expl. pl. 27","numDescendants":68
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GBIF Secretariat: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, children of Elapidae
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  • Children of Elapidae
    "canonicalName":"Naja","vernacularName":"cobra","authorship":"Laurenti, 1768","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Laurenti, Joseph N. 1768. Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatam cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austriacorum. Joan Thomae, Viennae.: 1-214; Pls. 1-5.","numDescendants":63
  • Children of Elapidae: Micrurus
    "canonicalName":"Micrurus","vernacularName":"coral snake","authorship":"Wagler, 1824","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":" in Spix, Serpentium brasiliensium (Munich): 48","numDescendants":166
  • Children of Elapidae: Hydrophis
    "canonicalName":"Hydrophis","vernacularName":"Sea Snakes","authorship":"Latreille, 1801","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":" in Sonnini & Latreille, Hist. nat. Rept. (Paris, Deterville), 4 : 193","numDescendants":70
  • Children of Elapidae: Calliophis
    "canonicalName":"Calliophis","vernacularName":"Asian Coral Snakes","authorship":"Gray, 1835","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Ill. Indian Zool., 2 (pl. 86).","numDescendants":35
  • Children of Elapidae: Bungarus
    "canonicalName":"Bungarus","vernacularName":"Deathpickers","authorship":"Daudin, 1803","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":" Mag. encycl. , An 8, 5 (20): 434","numDescendants":30
  • Children of Elapidae: Sinomicrurus
    "canonicalName":"Sinomicrurus","vernacularName":"Asian Coralsnakes","authorship":"Slowinski, Boundy & Lawson, 2001","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Slowinski, Joseph B., Jeff Boundy, and Robin Lawson, 2001: The phylogenetic relationships of Asian Coral Snakes (Elapidae: Calliophis and Maticora) based on morphological and molecular characters. Herpetologica, vol. 57, no. 2. 233-245.","numDescendants":27
  • Children of Elapidae: Toxicocalamus
    "canonicalName":"Toxicocalamus","vernacularName":"Forest Snakes","authorship":"Boulenger, 1896","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (6) 18","numDescendants":25
  • Children of Elapidae: Acanthophis
    "canonicalName":"Acanthophis","vernacularName":"Death Adder","authorship":"Daudin, 1803","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Daudin, F. M. 1803. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des Reptiles; ouvrage faisant suite à l'Histoire naturelle générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et rédigée par C. S. Sonnini. F. Dufart, Paris. Vol. 5: 1-365, pls.59-70.","numDescendants":22
  • Children of Elapidae: Elapsoidea
    "canonicalName":"Elapsoidea","vernacularName":"African Garter Snakes","authorship":"Bocage, 1866","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"J. Sci. Math., Phys. Nat. Lisbon, 1","numDescendants":21
  • Children of Elapidae: Pseudonaja
    "canonicalName":"Pseudonaja","authorship":"Günther, 1858","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Hoser, Raymond. 2003. A new subspecies of elapid (Serpentes:Elapidae) from New Guinea. Boydii - Journal of the Herpetological Society of Queensland Incorporated Autumn 2003: 2-4.","numDescendants":19
  • Children of Elapidae: Demansia
    "canonicalName":"Demansia","authorship":"Gray, 1842","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"DOUBTFUL","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Zool. Miscell. (Gray), (3","numDescendants":4
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GBIF Secretariat: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, children of Viperidae
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  • Children of Viperidae
    "canonicalName":"Crotalus","vernacularName":"rattlesnake","authorship":"Linnaeus, 1758","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":" Systema Naturae , Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 214","numDescendants":133
  • Children of Viperidae: Trimeresurus
    "canonicalName":"Trimeresurus","vernacularName":"pitviper","authorship":"Lacepède, 1804","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Lacépède, Bernard G. É. de. 1804. Mémoire sur plusieurs animaux de la Nouvelle Hollande dont la description n’a pas encore été publiée. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. 4: 184-211.","numDescendants":96
  • Children of Viperidae: Vipera
    "canonicalName":"Vipera","authorship":"Garsault, 1764","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"DOUBTFUL","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","numDescendants":0
  • Children of Viperidae: Bothrops
    "canonicalName":"Bothrops","vernacularName":"Lanceheads","authorship":"Wagler, 1824","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Wagler, Johann G. 1824. Serpentum Brasiliensium species novae ou Histoire naturelle des espèces nouvelles de serpens recueillies et observées pendant le voyage dans l’intérieur du Brésil dans les années 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820 exécuté par ordre de Sa Majesté le Roi de Bavière, publiée par Jean de Spix. Franc. Seraph. Hübschmanni, Monachii.: i-viii, 1-75, , pls.1-26.","numDescendants":72
  • Children of Viperidae: Gloydius
    "canonicalName":"Gloydius","vernacularName":"Asian Ground Pitvipers","authorship":"Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","numDescendants":65
  • Children of Viperidae: Protobothrops
    "canonicalName":"Protobothrops","vernacularName":"Asian Lance-headed Pitvipers","authorship":"Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1983","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Memorias Inst. Butantan 44-45","numDescendants":48
  • Children of Viperidae: Bitis
    "canonicalName":"Bitis","vernacularName":"puff adder","authorship":"Gray, 1842","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":" Zool. Miscell. , (4): 69","numDescendants":40
  • Children of Viperidae: Montivipera
    "canonicalName":"Montivipera","vernacularName":"Middle East Mountain Vipers","authorship":"Nilson, Tuniyev, Andrén, Orlov, Joger & Herrmann, 1999","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Nilson, Göran, B. Tuniyev, C. Andren, N. Orlov, Ulrich Joger & H. W. Herrmann. 1999. Taxonomic position of the Vipera xanthina complex. Kaupia 8: 99-102.","numDescendants":27
  • Children of Viperidae: Bothriechis
    "canonicalName":"Bothriechis","vernacularName":"Palm Pitvipers","authorship":"Peters, 1859","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Peters, Wilhelm C. H. 1859. Über die von Hrn. Dr. Hoffmann in Costa Rica gesammelten und an das Königl. zoologische Museum gesandten Schlangen. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1859: 275-278.","numDescendants":24
  • Children of Viperidae: Echis
    "canonicalName":"Echis","vernacularName":"Saw-scaled Vipers","authorship":"Merrem, 1820","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Tent. Syst. Amph., 14","numDescendants":24
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Wikipedia: Natrix
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Natrix is a genus of Old World snakes found mainly across Eurasia (although the range of Natrix tessellata extends into Egypt and those of N. astreptophora and N. maura into north-west Africa) in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae.
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Wikipedia: Vipera
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Vipera (; commonly known as the palaearctic vipers and Eurasian vipers) is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae.
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Wikipedia: Crotalus
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Crotalus is a genus of pit vipers, commonly known as rattlesnakes or rattlers, in the family Viperidae.
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Wikipedia: Bothrops
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Bothrops is a genus of highly venomous pit vipers endemic to the Neotropics.
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Wikipedia: Bitis
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Bitis is a genus of vipers found in Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula.
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Wikipedia: Naja
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Naja is a genus of venomous elapid snakes commonly known as cobras (or "true cobras").
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Wikipedia: Mamba
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Mambas are fast-moving, highly venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis (which literally means "tree asp") in the family Elapidae.
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Wikipedia: Micrurus
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Micrurus is a genus of venomous coral snakes of the family Elapidae.
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Wikipedia: Eastern racer
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The eastern racer, or North American racer (Coluber constrictor), is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae.
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Wikipedia: Elaphe
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Elaphe is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.
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Wikipedia: Pantherophis
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Pantherophis is a genus of nonvenomous colubrid snakes endemic to central and eastern regions of North America.
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Wikipedia: Kingsnake
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Kingsnakes are colubrid New World members of the genus Lampropeltis, which includes 26 species.
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Wikipedia: Garter snake
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Garter snake is the common name for small to medium-sized snakes belonging to the genus Thamnophis in the family Colubridae.
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Wikipedia: Nerodia
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Nerodia is a genus of nonvenomous colubrid snakes commonly referred to as water snakes due to their aquatic behavior.
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Wikipedia: Dasypeltis
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Dasypeltis is a genus of snakes, also known commonly as egg-eating snakes or egg-eaters, in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae.
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Wikipedia: Coronella
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Coronella is a genus of harmless snakes in the family Colubridae.
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Wikipedia: Zamenis
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Zamenis is a genus of Old World non-venomous snakes in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae.
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Wikipedia: Boaedon
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Boaedon is a genus of snakes, commonly known as brown house snakes, in the family Lamprophiidae.
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Wikipedia: Ptyas
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Ptyas is a genus of colubrid snakes. This genus is one of several colubrid genera colloquially called "rat snakes" or "ratsnakes".
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Wikipedia: Dendrelaphis
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Dendrelaphis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Ahaetuliinae of the family Colubridae.
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Wikipedia: Chrysopelea
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Chrysopelea is a genus of snakes, commonly known as flying snakes or gliding snakes, that belong to the family Colubridae.
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Wikipedia: Lamprophis
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Lamprophis is a genus of medium-sized, nonvenomous snakes commonly referred to as African house snakes, in the family Lamprophiidae.
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Wikipedia: Pituophis
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Pituophis is a genus of nonvenomous colubrid snakes, commonly referred to as gopher snakes, pine snakes, and bullsnakes, which are endemic to North America.
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Wikipedia: Heterodon
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Heterodon is a genus of harmless colubrid snakes endemic to North America.
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Wikipedia: Drymarchon
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Drymarchon is a genus of large, nonvenomous, colubrid snakes, commonly known as indigo snakes or cribos, found in the Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America.
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Wikipedia: Ring-necked snake
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Diadophis punctatus, commonly known as the ring-necked snake or ringneck snake, is a small, harmless species of colubrid snake found throughout much of the United States, as well as south in Central Mexico and as far north as Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Boiga - Wikipedia
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Boiga is a large genus of rear-fanged, mildly venomous snakes, known commonly as cat-eyed snakes or simply cat snakes, in the family Colubridae.
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Wikipedia: King cobra
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The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is a species complex of snakes endemic to Asia.
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