Colubridae

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Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurenti, 1768)

Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurenti, 1768)

Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurenti, 1768)

Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia, the herald snake, is a Sub-Saharan African endemic snake species with distinct color markings.

Coronella girondica (Daudin, 1803)

Coronella girondica (Daudin, 1803)

Coronella girondica (Daudin, 1803)

Coronella girondica is a small colubrid snake found in southwestern Europe and north Africa, threatened by habitat loss.

Conopsis nasus (Günther, 1858)

Conopsis nasus (Günther, 1858)

Conopsis nasus (Günther, 1858)

Conopsis nasus, the largenose earth snake, is a nonvenomous colubrid snake found in Mexico.

Conopsis biserialis (Taylor & Smith, 1942)

Conopsis biserialis (Taylor & Smith, 1942)

Conopsis biserialis (Taylor & Smith, 1942)

Conopsis biserialis, the two-lined Mexican earth snake, is a nonvenomous colubrid snake found in Mexico.

Conopsis lineata (Kennicott, 1859)

Conopsis lineata (Kennicott, 1859)

Conopsis lineata (Kennicott, 1859)

Conopsis lineata is a nonvenomous colubrid snake found in Mexico that feeds on insects.

Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758

Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758

Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758

Coluber constrictor (eastern racer) is a North American snake with variable patterning and spring mating.

Chironius carinatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chironius carinatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chironius carinatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chironius carinatus is a snake species endemic to northern South America and Central America, with distinct scale and color patterns.

Chironius fuscus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chironius fuscus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chironius fuscus (Linnaeus, 1758)

The brown sipo (Chironius fuscus) is a colubrid snake found in Central and South America.

Chironius multiventris Schmidt & Walker, 1943

Chironius multiventris Schmidt & Walker, 1943

Chironius multiventris Schmidt & Walker, 1943

Chironius multiventris is a long-tailed snake species described with physical scale traits and a South American and Caribbean distribution.

Chironius foveatus Bailey, 1955

Chironius foveatus Bailey, 1955

Chironius foveatus Bailey, 1955

Chironius foveatus is a non-venomous semi-arboreal colubrid snake found in coastal eastern and southern Brazil.

Chironius septentrionalis Dixon, Wiest & Cei, 1993

Chironius septentrionalis Dixon, Wiest & Cei, 1993

Chironius septentrionalis Dixon, Wiest & Cei, 1993

Chironius septentrionalis, the South American sipo, is a nonvenomous colubrid snake found in Venezuela and Trinidad.

Chironius scurrulus (Wagler, 1824)

Chironius scurrulus (Wagler, 1824)

Chironius scurrulus (Wagler, 1824)

Chironius scurrulus is a diurnal reptile found in northern South American tropical rainforests that feeds on frogs and lizards.

Chironius monticola Roze, 1952

Chironius monticola Roze, 1952

Chironius monticola Roze, 1952

Chironius monticola, the mountain sipo, is a nonvenomous Colubridae snake found in four South American countries.

Chironius laevicollis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824)

Chironius laevicollis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824)

Chironius laevicollis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824)

Chironius laevicollis, the Brazilian sipo, is a common colubrid snake endemic to Brazil's southeast Atlantic Forest.

Chironius grandisquamis (Peters, 1869)

Chironius grandisquamis (Peters, 1869)

Chironius grandisquamis (Peters, 1869)

Chironius grandisquamis, the Ecuador sipo, is a colubrid snake found across parts of Central and South America.

Chironius bicarinatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)

Chironius bicarinatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)

Chironius bicarinatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)

The two-headed sipo Chironius bicarinatus is a colubrid snake found in four South American countries.

Chironius exoletus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chironius exoletus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chironius exoletus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Linnaeus's sipo (Chironius exoletus) is a colubrid snake found in Central and South America.

Chironius flavolineatus Jan, 1863

Chironius flavolineatus Jan, 1863

Chironius flavolineatus Jan, 1863

Chironius flavolineatus is a sexually dimorphic South American snake with distinct color patterns and arboreal resting habits.

Chironius flavopictus (Werner, 1909)

Chironius flavopictus (Werner, 1909)

Chironius flavopictus (Werner, 1909)

Chironius flavopictus is a colubrid snake species found in Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Ecuador.

Chironius spixii (Hallowell, 1845)

Chironius spixii (Hallowell, 1845)

Chironius spixii (Hallowell, 1845)

Chironius spixii is an oviparous snake found in Colombia and Venezuela, reaching up to 1.75 m in total length.

Cemophora coccinea (Blumenbach, 1788)

Cemophora coccinea (Blumenbach, 1788)

Cemophora coccinea (Blumenbach, 1788)

Cemophora coccinea, the scarlet snake, is a small semi-fossorial snake native to the southeastern United States.

Boiga dendrophila (Boie, 1827)

Boiga dendrophila (Boie, 1827)

Boiga dendrophila (Boie, 1827)

Boiga dendrophila, commonly called mangrove snake, is a reptile found across Southeast Asia in lowland rainforests.

Boiga trigonata (Schneider, 1802)

Boiga trigonata (Schneider, 1802)

Boiga trigonata (Schneider, 1802)

Boiga trigonata is a colubrid snake species found across South and Central Asia with distinct scale and color patterns.

Boiga nigriceps (Günther, 1863)

Boiga nigriceps (Günther, 1863)

Boiga nigriceps (Günther, 1863)

Boiga nigriceps, the black-headed cat snake, is an arboreal Southeast Asian forest snake named for its dark adult head coloration.

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