| Aeluroglena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Aeluroglena Boulenger, 1898 |
| Species: | A. cucullata |
| Binomial name | |
| Aeluroglena cucullata Boulenger, 1898 | |
Aeluroglena is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Aeluroglena cucullata. [2] It is commonly known as the Somali snake.
The Schokari sand racer or Forskal sand snake is a species of psammophiid snake found in parts of Asia and Africa. Psammophis aegyptius has at times been considered a subspecies of Psammophis schokari but is presently considered a full species. Many people refer to snakes in the genus Psammophis as colubrids, but this is now known to be incorrect — they were once classified in the Colubridae, but our more sophisticated understanding of the relationships among the groups of snakes has led herpetologists to reclassify Psammophis and its relatives into Lamprophiidae, a family more closely related to Elapidae than to Colubridae.
Oocatochus is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Oocatochus rufodorsatus. It is known as the frog-eating rat snake, or red-backed rat snake.
The African brown water snake is a snake in the family Colubridae.
Sympholis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Sympholis lippiens. It is commonly known as the Mexican short-tail snake.
Hemerophis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Hemerophis socotrae. It is commonly known as the Socotran racer.
Scolecophis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Scolecophis atrocinctus. Its genus name is derived from Greek: skolex meaning a worm or grub and ophis meaning snake, referring to what it likes to eat. Its species name is derived from Latin ater meaning black and cingula meaning girdle referring to its physical appearance. It is commonly known as the black-banded snake.
Xyelodontophis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Xyelodontophis uluguruensis. It is commonly known as the dagger-tooth vine snake.
Djokoiskandarus is a genus of snake in the family Homalopsidae that contains the sole species Djokoiskandarus annulata. It is commonly known as the banded water snake.
Amphiesmoides is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Amphiesmoides ornaticeps. It is commonly known as Werner's ornate snake or white-eyed keelback.
Aprosdoketophis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Aprosdoketophis andreonei.
The Tehuantepec striped snake is a snake endemic to Mexico.
The rough coffee snake is a snake found in Central America, western Colombia, and western Ecuador.
The false cat-eyed snake is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae.
The Oaxacan cat-eyed snake is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is the only species in the genus Tantalophis.
Günther's racer is a snake in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae.
The Somali giant blind-snake or Somali giant blind snake, also known as the angle-snouted blind snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. It is found in South Sudan, southern Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, and northern Kenya.
Telescopus obtusus, commonly known as the Egyptian cat snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.
Eryx borrii is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.
Platyceps messanai, Schätti's racer, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. This snake is found in Somalia.
Spalerosophis josephscorteccii, Scortecci's diadem snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. This snake is found in Somalia.
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