Sibynophis
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Sibynophis is a genus of nonvenomous colubrid snakes, commonly called many-toothed snakes, which together with Scaphiodontophis make up the subfamily Sibynophiinae.[2]
| Sibynophis | |
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| Sibynophis collaris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Sibynophiinae |
| Genus: | Sibynophis Fitzinger, 1843[1] |
| Species | |
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Species
The following nine species are recognized.[3][4]
- Sibynophis bistrigatus (Günther, 1868) – Günther's many-toothed snake
- Sibynophis bivittatus (Boulenger, 1894) – white-striped snake
- Sibynophis chinensis (Günther, 1889) – Chinese many-toothed snake
- Sibynophis collaris (Gray, 1853) – common many-toothed snake
- Sibynophis geminatus (H. Boie, 1826) – Boie's many-toothed snake
- Sibynophis melanocephalus (Gray, 1835) – black-headed collared snake, Malayan many-toothed snake
- Sibynophis sagittarius (Cantor, 1839) – Cantor's black-headed snake
- Sibynophis subpunctatus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A. Duméril, 1854) – Duméril's black-headed snake, Jerdon's many-toothed snake
- Sibynophis triangularis Taylor, 1965 – triangle many-tooth snake, triangulate collared snake
References
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