Natricinae
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| Dice snake, Natrix tessellata | |
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| Subfamily: | Natricinae Bonaparte, 1838
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The Natricinae are a subfamily of the Colubridae family of snakes, which comprises 28 genera. Members include many very common snake species, such as the European grass snakes, and the North American water snakes and garter snakes. Some members of the subfamily are known as keelbacks, because their dorsal scales exhibit strong keeling.
Classification
While often regarded as a subfamily of the Colubridae,[1] in some classifications, they are raised to the family level as Natricidae.[2][3]
They are recognised as a sister group of the Dipsadinae plus the Pseudoxenodontinae.[1]
Genera
In addition, the following genera are often placed here, but may belong elsewhere:
References
- ^ a b Pyron, R. Alexander; et al. (2011). "The phylogeny of advanced snakes (Colubroidea), with discovery of a new subfamily and comparison of support methods for likelihood trees" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 58.2: 329–342. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Natricidae". The Reptile Database, Zoological Museum Hamburg.
- ^ Dowling, Herndon G. and Jenner, Janann V. (1988). Snakes of Burma: Checklist of reported species and bibliography. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service #76. Washington, D.C.: Division of Amphibians and Reptiles, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. OCLC 23345387.
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