Colubrinae | |
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European Ratsnake Elaphe situla |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Sauropsida |
Subclass: | Diapsida |
Infraclass: | Lepidosauromorpha |
Superorder: | Lepidosauria |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Colubrinae Oppel, 1811 |
Genera | |
Nearly 100, see text |
Colubrinae is a subfamily of the Colubridae family of snakes. It includes numerous genera, and taxonomic sources often disagree on the exact number. It is the largest subfamily of colubrids, and many of the most commonly known snakes are members of this subfamily, including, but not limited to: rat snakes, king snakes, milk snakes, vine snakes and indigo snakes.