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Family Common Names Example Species Example Photo Acrochordidae Bonaparte, 1831: File snakes: Arafura file snake (Acrochordus arafurae) Aniliidae Stejneger, 1907: Coral pipe snakes: False coral snake (Anilius scytale) Anomochilidae Cundall, Wallach and Rossman, 1993: Dwarf pipe snakes: Leonard's pipe snake, (Anomochilus leonardi ...
Between the inner layer and the outer layer lies the dermis, which contains all the pigments and cells that make up the snake's distinguishing pattern and color. The epidermis, or outer layer, is formed of a substance called keratin, which in mammals is the same basic material that forms nails, claws, and hair. The snake's epidermis of keratin ...
Yule and Frank Wall noted that the snake was a python and suggested a Tamil origin anai-kondra meaning elephant killer. [10] A Sinhalese origin was also suggested by Donald Ferguson who pointed out that the word Henakandaya ( hena lightning/large and kanda stem/trunk) was used in Sri Lanka for the small whip snake ( Ahaetulla pulverulenta ...
Pages in category "Snake families" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Colubridae (/ k ə ˈ l uː b r ɪ d iː /, commonly known as colubrids / ˈ k ɒ lj ʊ b r ɪ d z /, from Latin: coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, [2] it is the largest snake family. The earliest fossil species of the family date back to the Late Eocene epoch, with earlier origins suspected. [1]
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:
Squamata (/ s k w æ ˈ m eɪ t ə /, Latin squamatus, 'scaly, having scales') is the largest order of reptiles, comprising lizards and snakes.With over 12,162 species, [3] it is also the second-largest order of extant (living) vertebrates, after the perciform fish.
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