Xylophis

Xylophis is a small genus of snakes in the family Pareidae. The genus contains five species, all of which are endemic to the Western Ghats in southern India.^[2][3] All five species are non-venomous. They constitute the monotypic subfamily Xylophiinae. They are the only pareid snakes found in India and the only snakes in the family found outside Southeast Asia.^[1]

Xylophis
Xylophis mosaicus from Munnar
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Pareidae
Subfamily:	Xylophiinae Deepak, Ruane & Gower, 2019[1]
Genus:	Xylophis Beddome, 1878
Type species
Geophis stenorhynchus Günther, 1875

Species

The following five species are recognized as being valid:^[2][4]

• Xylophis captaini Gower & Winkler, 2007 — Captain's wood snake, Captain's xylophis
• Xylophis deepaki Narayanan, Mohapatra, Balan, Das, & Gower, 2021 — Deepak's wood snake
• Xylophis mosaicus Deepak, Narayanan, Das, Rajkumar, Easa, Sreejith, & Gower, 2020 — Anamalai wood snake
• Xylophis perroteti (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) — Perrotet's mountain snake, striped narrow-headed snake
• Xylophis stenorhynchus (Günther, 1875) — Günther's mountain snake