Sibynophis melanocephalus (Gray, 1834) is a animal in the Colubridae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Sibynophis melanocephalus (Gray, 1834)

Sibynophis melanocephalus (Gray, 1834)

Sibynophis melanocephalus is a nonvenomous colubrid snake found across several countries in Southeast Asia.

Family
Genus
Sibynophis
Order
Class
Squamata

About Sibynophis melanocephalus (Gray, 1834)

Sibynophis melanocephalus, described by Gray in 1834, is a nonvenomous colubrid snake species. It has two common names: the black-headed collared snake and the Malayan many-toothed snake. This species occurs in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Colubridae Sibynophis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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