Colubrinae

Colubrinae
European ratsnake, Zamenis situla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Colubrinae Oppel, 1811
Genera
Nearly 100, see text

The Colubrinae are a subfamily of the Colubridae family of snakes. It includes numerous genera, and taxonomic sources often disagree on the exact number. It is the largest subfamily of colubrids, and even of all snakes. Many of the most commonly known snakes are members of this subfamily, including rat snakes, king snakes, milk snakes, vine snakes, and indigo snakes.

Genera

• Aeluroglena Boulenger, 1898
• Ahaetulla Link, 1807
• Aprosdoketophis Wallach, Lanza & Nistri, 2010
• Archelaphe Schulz, Böhme & Tillack, 2011
• Argyrogena Werner, 1924
• Arizona Kennicott, 1859
• Bamanophis Schätti & Trape, 2008
• Bogertophis Dowling & Price, 1988
• Boiga Fitzinger, 1826
• Cemophora Cope, 1860
• Chapinophis Campbell & Smith, 1998
• Chilomeniscus Cope, 1860
• Chionactis Cope, 1860
• Chironius Fitzinger, 1826
• Chrysopelea Boie, 1827
• Coelognathus Fitzinger, 1843
• Coluber Linnaeus, 1758
• Colubroelaps Orlov, Kharin, Ananjeva, Thien Tao & Quang Truong, 2009
• Conopsis Günther, 1858
• Coronella Laurenti, 1768
• Crotaphopeltis Fitzinger, 1843
• Cyclophiops Boulenger, 1888
• Dasypeltis Wagler, 1830
• Dendrelaphis Boulenger, 1890
• Dendrophidion Fitzinger, 1843
• Dipsadoboa Günther, 1858
• Dispholidus Fitzsimons & Brain, 1958
• Dolichophis Gistel, 1868
• Drymarchon Fitzinger, 1843
• Drymobius Fitzinger, 1843
• Drymoluber Amaral, 1929
• Dryocalamus Günther, 1858
• Dryophiops Boulenger, 1896
• Eirenis Jan, 1862
• Elachistodon Reinhardt, 1863
• Elaphe Fitzinger in Wagler, 1833
• Euprepiophis Fitzinger, 1843
• Ficimia Gray, 1849
• Geagras Cope, 1876
• Gonyosoma Wagler, 1828
• Gyalopion Cope, 1860
• Hapsidophrys Fischer, 1856
• Hemerophis Schätti & Utiger, 2001
• Hemorrhois Boie, 1826
• Hierophis Fitzinger, 1843
• Lampropeltis Fitzinger, 1843
• Leptodrymus Amaral, 1927
• Leptophis Bell, 1825
• Lepturophis Boulenger, 1900
• Liopeltis Fitzinger, 1843
• Lycodon Fitzinger, 1826
• Lytorhynchus Peters, 1862
• Macroprotodon Guichenot, 1850
• Mastigodryas Amaral, 1935
• Meizodon Fischer, 1856
• Muhtarophis Avcı, Ilgaz, Rajabizadeh, Yılmaz, Üzüm, Adriaens, Kumlutaş & Olgun, 2015
• Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826
• Oocatochus Helfenberger, 2001
• Opheodrys Fitzinger, 1843
• Oreocryptophis Utiger, Schätti & Helfenberger, 2005
• Orientocoluber Kharin, 2011
• Orthriophis Utiger, Helfenberger, Schätti, Schmidt, Ruf & Ziswiler, 2002
• Oxybelis Wagler, 1830
• Pantherophis Fitzinger, 1843
• Philothamnus Smith, 1840
• Phyllorhynchus Stejneger, 1890
• Phrynonax Cope, 1862
• Pituophis Holbrook, 1842
• Platyceps Blyth, 1860
• Pseudelaphe Mertens & Rosenberg, 1943
• Pseudoficimia Bocourt, 1883
• Ptyas Fitzinger, 1843
• Rhamnophis Günther, 1862
• Rhinobothryum Wagler, 1830
• Rhinocheilus Baird & Girard, 1853
• Rhynchocalamus Günther, 1864
• Salvadora Baird & Girard, 1853
• Scaphiophis Peters, 1870
• Scolecophis Fitzinger, 1843
• Senticolis Campbell & Howell, 1965
• Simophis Peters, 1860
• Sonora Baird & Girard, 1843
• Spalerosophis Jan, 1865
• Spilotes Wagler, 1830
• Stegonotus (snake) Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
• Stenorrhina Duméril, 1853
• Stichophanes Wang, Messenger, Zhao & Zhu, 2014
• Symphimus Cope, 1869
• Sympholis Cope, 1861
• Tantilla Baird & Girard, 1853
• Tantillita Smith, 1941
• Telescopus Wagler, 1830
• Thelotornis Smith, 1849
• Thrasops Hallowell, 1857
• Toxicodryas Hallowell, 1857
• Trimorphodon Cope, 1861
• Wallaceophis Mirza, Vyas, Patel & Sanap, 2016
• Xenelaphis Günther, 1864
• Xyelodontophis Broadley & Wallach, 2002
• Zamenis Wagler, 1830

The fossil genus, Mionatrix lived during Miocene of China.

Rhynchophis boulengeri (rhino rat snake)

External links

• Media related to Colubrinae at Wikimedia Commons