Homalopsinae

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Homalopsinae
New Guinea BockadamCerberus rynchops
New Guinea Bockadam
Cerberus rynchops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Sauropsida
Subclass: Diapsida
Infraclass: Lepidosauromorpha
Superorder: Lepidosauria
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Infraorder: Alethinophidia
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Homalopsinae
Genera

Bitia
Brachyorrhos (disputed)
Cantoria
Cerberus
Enhydris
Erpeton
Fordonia
Gerarda
Heurnia
Homalopsis
Myron

Homalopsinae is a sub-family of Colubridae which contains some 10 genera and about 4 dozen species. They are typically stout-bodied water snakes, and all are mildly venomous. The genus Brachyorrhos may belong elsewhere.

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