Lamprophiidae
| Lamprophiidae | |
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| Boaedon capensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Infraorder: | Alethinophidia |
| Family: | Lamprophiidae Fitzinger, 1843 |
The Lamprophiidae are a family of snakes[1] found in Africa, Asia, America, and Europe.
Classification
Lamprophiids were traditionally considered as members of the subfamily Lamprophiinae in the family Colubridae. The following classification is from Pyron et al., 2010.[2]
List of subfamilies and genera
- Incertae sedis[1]
- Atractaspidinae or Aparallactinae Bourgeois, 1968[1][3]
- Amblyodipsas W. Peters, 1857
- Aparallactus A. Smith, 1849
- Brachyophis Mocquard, 1888
- Chilorhinophis F. Werner, 1907
- Hypoptophis Boulenger, 1908
- Macrelaps Boulenger, 1896
- Micrelaps Boettger, 1880
- Polemon Jan, 1858
- Xenocalamus Günther, 1868
- Atractaspidinae Günther, 1858[1][3]
- Atractaspis A. Smith, 1849
- Homoroselaps Jan, 1858
- Lamprophiinae Fitzinger, 1843[1][3]
- Boaedon A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
- Bothrolycus Günther, 1874
- Bothrophthalmus W. Peters, 1863
- Chamaelycus Boulenger, 1919
- Dendrolycus Laurent, 1956
- Gonionotophis Boulenger, 1893
- Hormonotus Hallowell, 1857
- Inyoka Kelly, Branch, Broadley, Barker & Villet, 2011
- Lamprophis Fitzinger, 1843
- Lycodonomorphus Fitzinger, 1843
- Lycophidion Fitzinger, 1843
- Pseudoboodon Peracca, 1897
- Prosymninae Kelly, Barker, Villet & Broadley, 2009[1][3]
- Psammophiinae Dowling, 1967[1][3]
- Dipsina Jan, 1862
- Hemirhagerrhis Boettger, 1893
- Malpolon Fitzinger, 1826
- Mimophis Günther, 1868
- Psammophis Fitzinger, 1826
- Psammophylax Fitzinger, 1843
- Rhagerhis W. Peters, 1862
- Rhamphiophis W. Peters, 1854
- Pseudaspidinae Cope, 1893[1][3]
- Pseudaspis Fitzinger, 1843
- Pythonodipsas Günther, 1868
- Pseudoxyrhophiinae Dowling, 1975[1][3]
- Alluaudina Mocquard, 1894
- Amplorhinus A. Smith, 1847
- Brygophis Domergue & Bour, 1989
- Compsophis Mocquard, 1894
- Ditypophis Günther, 1881
- Dromicodryas Boulenger, 1893
- Duberria Fitzinger, 1826
- Elapotinus Jan, 1862
- Heteroliodon Boettger, 1913
- Ithycyphus Günther, 1873
- Langaha Bonnaterre, 1790
- Leioheterodon Boulenger, 1893
- Liophidium Boulenger, 1896
- Liopholidophis Mocquard, 1904
- Lycodryas Günther, 1879
- Madagascarophis Mertens, 1952
- Micropisthodon Mocquard, 1894
- Pararhadinaea Boettger, 1898
- Parastenophis Nagy, Glaw & Vences, 2010
- Phisalixella Nagy, Glaw & Vences, 2010
- Pseudoxyrhopus Günther, 1881
- Thamnosophis Jan, 1863
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Dahms Tierleben. http://www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Serpentes/colubroidea/lamprophiidae/lamprophiidae.
- ↑ Pyron RA, Burbrink FT, Colli GR, Montes de Oca AN, Vitt LJ, Kuczynski CA, Wiens JJ. 2010. The phylogeny of advanced snakes (Colubroidea), with discovery of a new subfamily and comparison of support methods for likelihood trees. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 58: 329–342. ()
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Fitzinger L. 1843. Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices.().
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