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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Appearance. move to sidebar hide. This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names ...
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.
List of largest snakes. By region: List of snakes of Jordan. List of snakes in North Macedonia. Snakes of Nigeria. List of snakes of Spain. List of snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Category:Lists of snakes of the United States (lists by U.S. state)
Category:Lists of snakes of the United States. Lists of snakes of the United States — lists of snake species that are native in U.S. states. Note: Articles on individual snakes should be listed in Category: Reptiles of the United States + Category: Snakes of North America + regional U.S. fauna categories.
The common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is indigenous to North America and found widely across the continent. There are several recognized subspecies. Most common garter snakes have a pattern of yellow stripes on a black, brown or green background, and ...
A white-headed dwarf gecko with shed tail. Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives. The study of these traditional reptile orders, historically combined with that of modern amphibians, is called herpetology.
Snakes are elongated, limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (/ sɜːrˈpɛntiːz /). [ 2 ] Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, enabling them to swallow prey much larger than their heads ...
This article lists the various snakes of Australia which live in a wide variety of habitats around the country. The Australian scrub python is Australia's largest native snake. Victoria