Colubrine Snakes
Colubrinae
The Colubrinae are a subfamily of the family Colubridae of snakes. It includes numerous genera, and although taxonomic sources often disagree on the exact number, The Reptile Database lists 698 species in 97 genera as of May 2018. It is the second largest subfamily of colubrids, after Dipsadinae. Many of the most commonly known snakes are members of this subfamily, including rat snakes, king snakes, milk snakes, vine snakes, and indigo snakes.
60 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 831 known species
North American Ratsnakes
genusPantherophis
Pine, Gopher, and Bullsnakes
genusPituophis
Kingsnakes and Milk Snakes
genusLampropeltis
North American racers
genusColuber
Whipsnakes
genusMasticophis
Green Snakes
genusOpheodrys
Zamenis
genusZamenis
Hierophis
genusHierophis
Smooth Snakes
genusCoronella
Wolf Snakes and Bridal Snakes
genusLycodon
Asian Rat Snakes
genusPtyas
Northern Ratsnakes
genusElaphe
Australasian Cat Snakes
genusBoiga
Centipede Snakes
genusTantilla
Patch-nosed Snakes
genusSalvadora
Parrot Snakes
genusLeptophis
Kukri Snakes
genusOligodon
Sipos
genusChironius
Vine Snakes
genusOxybelis
Long-nosed Snakes
genusRhinocheilus
Ground Snakes
genusSonora
Glossy Snakes
genusArizona
Indigo Snakes
genusDrymarchon
Green Snakes
genusPhilothamnus
Hemorrhois
genusHemorrhois
Mastigodryas
genusMastigodryas
Earth Snakes
genusConopsis
Lyre Snakes
genusTrimorphodon
Spilotes
genusSpilotes
Southeast Asian Ratsnakes
genusCoelognathus
Scarletsnakes
genusCemophora
Boomslangs
genusDispholidus
Eurasian Whip Snakes
genusDolichophis
Speckled Racers
genusDrymobius
Herald Snakes
genusCrotaphopeltis
Phrynonax
genusPhrynonax
Green Ratsnakes
genusSenticolis
Platyceps
genusPlatyceps
Egg-eating Snakes
genusDasypeltis
Redtail Rat Snakes
genusGonyosoma
Afro-Asian Cat Snakes
genusTelescopus
Stenorrhina
genusStenorrhina
Forest Racers
genusDendrophidion
Macroprotodon
genusMacroprotodon
Bogertophis
genusBogertophis
Phyllorhynchus
genusPhyllorhynchus
Dwarf Racers
genusEirenis
Thelotornis
genusThelotornis
Oreocryptophis
genusOreocryptophis
Euprepiophis
genusEuprepiophis
Slatey-grey Snakes
genusStegonotus
Oocatochus
genusOocatochus
Woodland Racers
genusDrymoluber
hooknose snakes
genusGyalopion
Spalerosophis
genusSpalerosophis
Hooknose Snakes
genusFicimia
Pseudelaphe
genusPseudelaphe
Tree Snakes
genusDipsadoboa
Lytorhynchus
genusLytorhynchus
Rhinobothryum
genusRhinobothryum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 797520.