Cyclophiops

Cyclophiops
A light green snake with vivid green belly coiled loosely on a tightly woven dark green textile hanging in front of a light blue emulsioned wall, head slightly up, tongue flicking.
Greater green snake, Cyclophiops major
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Colubrinae
Genus: Cyclophiops
Boulenger, 1888

Cyclophiops is a genus of colubrid snakes (subfamily Colubrinae) commonly called green snakes. They are found in South, Southeast and East Asia, from Assam to the Ryukyu Islands; two species are endemic to the Ryukyu Islands.[1]

Species

There are six recognized species:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Cyclophiops at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 May 2013.
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