Boodontinae, the Glossary
Boodontinae is a subfamily of colubrid snakes.[1]
Table of Contents
27 relations: Aurora house snake, Boaedon, Buhoma, Cameroon rainforest snake, Chamaelycus, Colubridae, Cream-spotted mountain snake, Dromophis, Duberria, Dwarf beaked snake, Edward Drinker Cope, Günther's black snake, Genus, Gonionotophis, Grayia (snake), Hormonotus, Lamprophis, Lycodonomorphus, Lycophidion, Macroprotodon, Mehelya, Mole snake, Pseudoboodon, Pythonodipsas, Red-black striped snake, Scaphiophis, Subfamily.
- Snake subfamilies
Aurora house snake
The Aurora house snake, Aurora snake, African house snake, or night snake (Lamprophis aurora) is a non-venomous species of colubrid snake.
See Boodontinae and Aurora house snake
Boaedon
Boaedon is a genus of African lamprophiids consisting of the "brown" house snakes.
Buhoma
Buhoma is a genus of snakes in the superfamily Elapoidea. The genus is endemic to Africa. www.reptile-database.org. It was formerly classified in the family Lamprophiidae, but following the split of that family, the taxonomic placement of Buhoma remains uncertain.
Cameroon rainforest snake
The Cameroon rainforest snake (Dendrolycus elapoides) is a species of snake. Boodontinae and Cameroon rainforest snake are colubrid stubs.
See Boodontinae and Cameroon rainforest snake
Chamaelycus
Chamaelycus is a genus of snakes, commonly referred to as banded snakes, in the family Lamprophiidae. Boodontinae and Chamaelycus are colubrid stubs.
See Boodontinae and Chamaelycus
Colubridae
Colubridae (commonly known as colubrids, from coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. Boodontinae and Colubridae are colubrids.
See Boodontinae and Colubridae
Cream-spotted mountain snake
The cream-spotted mountain snake (Montaspis gilvomaculata) is a snake in the family Lamprophiidae.
See Boodontinae and Cream-spotted mountain snake
Dromophis
Dromophis is a genus of colubrid snakes. Boodontinae and Dromophis are colubrid stubs and colubrids.
Duberria
Duberria is a genus of snakes of the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae.
Dwarf beaked snake
The dwarf beaked snake (Dipsina multimaculata), also called the western beaked snake, is a species of snake, which is endemic to southern Africa. Boodontinae and dwarf beaked snake are colubrid stubs.
See Boodontinae and Dwarf beaked snake
Edward Drinker Cope
Edward Drinker Cope (July 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897) was an American zoologist, paleontologist, comparative anatomist, herpetologist, and ichthyologist.
See Boodontinae and Edward Drinker Cope
Günther's black snake
Günther's black snake (Bothrolycus ater) is a species of poorly known lamprophiid snake endemic to central Africa.
See Boodontinae and Günther's black snake
Genus
Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.
Gonionotophis
Gonionotophis is a genus of snakes, known commonly as African ground snakes and file snakes, in the family Lamprophiidae. Boodontinae and Gonionotophis are colubrid stubs.
See Boodontinae and Gonionotophis
Grayia (snake)
Grayia is a genus of snakes, commonly referred to as African water snakes, in the family Colubridae. Boodontinae and Grayia (snake) are colubrid stubs.
See Boodontinae and Grayia (snake)
Hormonotus
Hormonotus is a genus of snakes. Boodontinae and Hormonotus are colubrid stubs.
See Boodontinae and Hormonotus
Lamprophis
Lamprophis is a genus of medium-sized, nonvenomous snakes commonly referred to as African house snakes, in the family Lamprophiidae. Boodontinae and Lamprophis are colubrids.
See Boodontinae and Lamprophis
Lycodonomorphus
Lycodonomorphus is a genus of snakes commonly referred to as African water snakes.
See Boodontinae and Lycodonomorphus
Lycophidion
Lycophidion is a genus of nonvenomous lamprophiid snakes commonly referred to as the wolf snakes. Boodontinae and Lycophidion are colubrid stubs.
See Boodontinae and Lycophidion
Macroprotodon
Macroprotodon is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.
See Boodontinae and Macroprotodon
Mehelya
Mehelya is a genus name of snakes native to Africa. Boodontinae and Mehelya are colubrids.
Mole snake
The mole snake (Pseudaspis cana) is a species of snake.
See Boodontinae and Mole snake
Pseudoboodon
Pseudoboodon is a genus of snakes in the family Lamprophiidae.
See Boodontinae and Pseudoboodon
Pythonodipsas
The western keeled snake (Pythonodipsas carinata) is a species of snake in the family Pseudaspididae.
See Boodontinae and Pythonodipsas
Red-black striped snake
The red-black striped snake (Bothrophthalmus lineatus) is the monotypical member of the genus Bothrophthalmus. This snake is found in the Sub-Saharan African countries of Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, Angola and Guinea. Boodontinae and red-black striped snake are colubrid stubs.
See Boodontinae and Red-black striped snake
Scaphiophis
Scaphiophis is a genus of African snakes in the family Colubridae.
See Boodontinae and Scaphiophis
Subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: subfamilia, plural subfamiliae) is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus.
See also
Snake subfamilies
- Atractaspididae
- Boinae
- Boodontinae
- Calamariinae
- Colubrinae
- Erycinae
- Lamprophiinae
- Natricinae
- Pseudoxenodontinae
- Sanziniinae
- Sibynophiinae
- Viperinae
- Xenodontinae