Sibynophis

Sibynophis
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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Sibynophis is a genus of nonvenomous colubrid snakes, commonly called many-toothed snakes, which together with Scaphiodontophis make up the subfamily Sibynophiinae.[2]

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

1. "List of colubrine genera at DahmsTierleben". Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
2. Zaher, Hussam; Grazziotin, Felipe G.; Graboski, Roberta; Fuentes, Ricardo G.; Sánchez-Martinez, Paola; Montingelli, Giovanna G.; Zhang, Ya-Ping; Murphy, Robert W. (2012). "Phylogenetic relationships of the genus Sibynophis (Serpentes: Colubroidea)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 52 (12): 141–149. doi:10.1590/S0031-10492012001200001. hdl:11449/73375.
3. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
4. Wikispecies