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This is a list of the scientific names of extant snakes. It includes 517 genera and 3,738 species: [ 1 ] Acanthophis. Acanthophis antarcticus. Acanthophis cryptamydros. Acanthophis hawkei. Acanthophis laevis. Acanthophis praelongus. Acanthophis pyrrhus.
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. Contents:
By comparison, the largest extant snakes are the reticulated python, measuring about 6.95 m (22.8 ft) long, [7] and the green anaconda, which measures about 5.21 m (17.1 ft) long and is considered the heaviest snake on Earth at 97.5 kg (215 lb).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 October 2024. Group of animals including lepidosaurs, testudines, and archosaurs This article is about the animal class. For other uses, see Reptile (disambiguation). Reptiles Temporal range: Late Carboniferous–Present Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N Tuatara Saltwater crocodile Common box turtle ...
Leptotyphlops carlae. — Lillywhite, 2014. Tetracheilostoma carlae. — Wallach et al., 2014. The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) is a species of threadsnake. It is the smallest known snake species. [2] This member of the Leptotyphlopidae family is found on the Caribbean islands of Barbados and Anguilla.
Virginia striatula is a small, harmless, secretive, fairly slender snake, 7–10 inches (18–25 cm) in total length (including tail). It has a round pupil, weakly keeled dorsal scales, and usually a divided anal plate. Dorsally, it is brown, gray, or reddish, and essentially has no pattern. Females are a little longer and heavier than males ...
The ball python (Python regius), also called the royal python, is a python species native to West and Central Africa, where it lives in grasslands, shrublands and open forests. This nonvenomous constrictor is the smallest of the African pythons, growing to a maximum length of 182 cm (72 in). [ 2 ] The name "ball python" refers to its tendency ...
Draco Oken, 1816. Anacondas or water boas are a group of large boas of the genus Eunectes. They are a semiaquatic group of snakes found in tropical South America. Three to five extant and one extinct species are currently recognized, including one of the largest snakes in the world, E. murinus, the green anaconda. [3][4][5]