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CAENOPHIDIA: SNAKES!!!

The vast majority of snakes belong to this clade. The caenophidians include a variety of slithering critters you wouldn't wish to meet in a dark alleyway, from vipers and asps to the mighty cobras. Also included are more benign forms of serpent.

 
Bolyerioidea | Xenophidiidae
Xenophidion
 
Bolyerioidea | Bolyeriidae
Bolyeria
 
Bolyerioidea | Bolyeriidae
Casarea
 
Anomalophioidea | Anomalophiidae
†Anomalophis
 
Russellophioidea | Russellophiidae
†Krebsophis
 
Russellophioidea | Russellophiidae
†Russellophis
 
Acrochordoidea | Nigerophiidae
†Nigerophis
 
Acrochordoidea | Palaeophiidae | Archaeophinae
†Archaeophis
 
Acrochordoidea | Palaeophiidae | Palaeophiiinae
†Palaeophis
 
Acrochordoidea | Palaeophiidae | Palaeophiiinae
†Pterosphenus
 
Acrochordoidea | Acrochordidae
Acrochordus
 
Colubroides | Xenodermidae
Achalinus
 
Colubroides | Xenodermidae
Fimbrios
 
Colubroides | Xenodermidae
Parafimbrios
 
Colubroides | Xenodermidae
Paraxenodermus
 
Colubroides | Xenodermidae
Stoliczkia
 
Colubroides | Xenodermidae
Xenodermus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Pareidae | Pareinae
Aplopeltura
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Pareidae | Pareinae
Asthenodipsas
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Pareidae | Pareinae
Pareas
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Pareidae | Xylophiinae
Xylophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Viperinae
Atheris
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Viperinae
Bitis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Viperinae
Cerastes
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Viperinae
Daboia
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Viperinae
Echis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Viperinae
Eristicophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Viperinae
Macrovipera
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Viperinae
Montatheris
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Viperinae
Montivipera
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Viperinae
Proatheris
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Viperinae
Pseudocerastes
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Viperinae
Vipera
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Azemiopinae
Azemiops
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Agkistrodon
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Atropoides
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Bothriechis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Bothrocophias
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Bothrops
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Calloselasma
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Cerrophidion
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Craspedocephalus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Crotalus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Deinagkistrodon
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Garthius
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Gloydius
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Hypnale
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Lachesis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Metlapilcoatlus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Mixcoatlus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Ophryacus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Ovophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Porthidium
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Protobothrops
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Sistrurus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Trimeresurus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Viperidae | Crotalinae
Tropidolaemus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Bitia
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Brachyorrhos
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Calamophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Cantoria
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Cerberus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Dieurostus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Djokoiskandarus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Enhydris
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Erpeton
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Ferania
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Fordonia
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Gerarda
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Gyiophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Heurnia
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Homalophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Homalopsis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Hypsiscopus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Karnsophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Kualatahan
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Mintonophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Miralia
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Myanophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Myron
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Myrrophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Phytolopsis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Pseudoferania
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Raclitia
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Subsessor
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Homalopsidae
Sumatranus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea
Buhoma
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Prosymnidae
Prosymna
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Psammophiidae | Pseudaspidinae
Pseudaspis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Psammophiidae | Pseudaspidinae
Pythonodipsas
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Psammophiidae | Pseudaspidinae
Psammodynastes
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Psammophiidae | Psammophiinae
Dipsina
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Psammophiidae | Psammophiinae
Hemirhagerrhis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Psammophiidae | Psammophiinae
Kladirostratus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Psammophiidae | Psammophiinae
Malpolon
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Psammophiidae | Psammophiinae
Mimophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Psammophiidae | Psammophiinae
Psammophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Psammophiidae | Psammophiinae
Psammophylax
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Psammophiidae | Psammophiinae
Rhamphiophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | Amplorhininae
Amplorhinus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | Amplorhininae
Ditypophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | Amplorhininae
Duberria
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Alluaudina
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Brygophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Compsophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Dromicodryas
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Elapotinus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Heteroliodon
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Ithycyphus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Langaha
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Leioheterodon
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Liophidium
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Liopholidophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Lycodryas
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Madagascarophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Micropisthodon
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Pararhadinaea
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Parastenophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Phisalixella
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Pseudoxyrhopus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Thamnosophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Lamprophiidae | Micrelapiinae
Micrelaps
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Lamprophiidae | Lamprophiinae
Alopecion
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Lamprophiidae | Lamprophiinae
Boaedon
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Lamprophiidae | Lamprophiinae
Bofa
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Lamprophiidae | Lamprophiinae
Bothrolycus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Lamprophiidae | Lamprophiinae
Bothrophthalmus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Lamprophiidae | Lamprophiinae
Chamaelycus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Lamprophiidae | Lamprophiinae
Dendrolycus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Lamprophiidae | Lamprophiinae
Gonionotophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Lamprophiidae | Lamprophiinae
Gracililima
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Lamprophiidae | Lamprophiinae
Hormonotus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Lamprophiidae | Lamprophiinae
Inyoka
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Lamprophiidae | Lamprophiinae
Lamprophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Lamprophiidae | Lamprophiinae
Limaformosa
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Lamprophiidae | Lamprophiinae
Lycodonomorphus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Lamprophiidae | Lamprophiinae
Lycophidion
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Lamprophiidae | Lamprophiinae
Mehelya
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Lamprophiidae | Lamprophiinae
Montaspis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Lamprophiidae | Lamprophiinae
Pseudoboodon
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae
Elapsoidea
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Calliophiinae
Calliophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Calliophiinae
Hemibungarus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Calliophiinae
Sinomicrurus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Micrurinae
Micruroides
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Micrurinae
Micrurus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Najinae
Naja
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Bungarinae
Bungarus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Acanthophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Aipysurus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Antaioserpens
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Aspidomorphus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Austrelaps
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Brachyurophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Cacophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Cryptophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Demansia
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Denisonia
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Drysdalia
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Echiopsis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Elapognathus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Emydocephalus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Ephalophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Furina
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Hemiaspis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Hoplocephalus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Hydrelaps
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Hydrophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Loveridgelaps
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Micropechis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Neelaps
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Notechis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Ogmodon
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Oxyuranus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Parahydrophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Parapistocalamus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Paroplocephalus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Pseudechis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Pseudonaja
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Rhinoplocephalus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Salomonelaps
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Simoselaps
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Suta
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Toxicocalamus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Tropidechis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Elapidae | Hydrophiinae
Vermicella
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Atractaspididae | Cyclocorinae
Cyclocorus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Atractaspididae | Cyclocorinae
Hologerrhum
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Atractaspididae | Cyclocorinae
Myersophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Atractaspididae | Cyclocorinae
Oxyrhabdium
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Atractaspididae | Cyclocorinae
Levitonius
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Atractaspididae | Atractaspidinae
Amblyodipsas
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Atractaspididae | Atractaspidinae
Aparallactus
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Atractaspididae | Atractaspidinae
Atractaspis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Atractaspididae | Atractaspidinae
Brachyophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Atractaspididae | Atractaspidinae
Chilorhinophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Atractaspididae | Atractaspidinae
Hypotophis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Atractaspididae | Atractaspidinae
Homoroselaps
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Atractaspididae | Atractaspidinae
Macrelaps
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Atractaspididae | Atractaspidinae
Poecilopholis
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Atractaspididae | Atractaspidinae
Polemon
 
Colubroides | Colubriformes | Elapoidea | Atractaspididae | Atractaspidinae
Xenocalamus
 
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