Natricinae

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Natricinae
Dice snake, Natrix tessellata
Dice snake, Natrix tessellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Sauropsida
Subclass: Diapsida
Infraclass: Lepidosauromorpha
Superorder: Lepidosauria
Order: Squamata
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Natricinae
Genera

Many, see text

Natricinae is a subfamily of the colubrid family of snakes which contains 28 genera. Members of this subfamily include many very common snake species, such as the European Grass Snakes, and the North American Water Snakes.

[edit] Genera

  • Adelophis
  • Afronatrix
  • Amphiesma
  • Amphiesmoides
  • Anoplohydrus
  • Aspidura
  • Atretium
  • Balanophis
  • Clonophis
  • Hologerrhum
  • Hydrablabes
  • Hydraethiops
  • Iguanognathus
  • Macropisthodon

In addition, the following genera are often placed here but may belong elsewhere:

  • Amplorhinus
  • Limnophis
  • Natriciteres
  • Psammodynastes
  • Xenochrophis

[edit] References


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