page_title: Colubrinae
section_title: Genera
hierarchical_section_title: Colubrinae / Genera
caption_attribution_description: English: Gold-Ringed Cat Snake or Mangrove Snake Boiga dendrophila, Family: Colubridae, Location: Germany, Stuttgart, Zoological Garden Deutsch: Mangroven-Nachtbaumnatter oder Ularburong Boiga dendrophila, Familie: Colubridae, Fundort: Deutschland, Stuttgart, Zoologischer Garten
context_page_description: The Colubrinae are a subfamily of the family Colubridae of snakes. It includes numerous genera, and although taxonomic sources often disagree on the exact number, The Reptile Database lists 717 species in 92 genera as of September 2019. It is the second largest subfamily of colubrids, after Dipsadinae. Many of the most commonly known snakes are members of this subfamily, including rat snakes, king snakes, milk snakes, vine snakes, and indigo snakes.
  Colubrine snakes are distributed worldwide, with the highest diversity in North America, Asia, northern Africa, and the Middle East. There are relatively few species of colubrine snakes in Europe, South America, Australia, and southern Africa, and none in Madagascar, the Caribbean, or the Pacific Islands.
  Colubrine snakes are extremely morphologically and ecologically diverse. Many are terrestrial, and there are specialized fossorial and arboreal groups, but no truly aquatic groups. Some of the most powerful constrictors are members of this group, as are a few snakes that have strong enough venom to kill humans.
context_section_description: A group of 4 genera historically placed in Colubrinae have recently been called a separate subfamily, Ahaetullinae, in a few analyses. These are Ahaetulla Link, 1807, Chrysopelea Boie, 1827, Dendrelaphis Boulenger, 1890, and Dryophiops Boulenger, 1896.
  Aeluroglena Boulenger, 1898
  Aprosdoketophis Wallach, Lanza & Nistri, 2010
  Archelaphe Schulz, Böhme & Tillack, 2011
  Argyrogena Werner, 1924
  Arizona Kennicott, 1859
  Bamanophis Schätti & Trape, 2008
  Bogertophis Dowling & Price, 1988
  Boiga Fitzinger, 1826
  Cemophora Cope, 1860
  Chapinophis Campbell & Smith, 1998
  Chironius Fitzinger, 1826
  Coelognathus Fitzinger, 1843
  Coluber Linnaeus, 1758
  Colubroelaps Orlov, Kharin, Ananjeva, Thien Tao & Quang Truong, 2009
  Conopsis Günther, 1858
  Coronella Laurenti, 1768
  Crotaphopeltis Fitzinger, 1843
  Dasypeltis Wagler, 1830
  Dendrophidion Fitzinger, 1843
  Dipsadoboa Günther, 1858
  Dispholidus Fitzsimons & Brain, 1958
  Dolichophis Gistel, 1868
  Drymarchon Fitzinger, 1843
  Drymobius Fitzinger, 1843
  Drymoluber Amaral, 1929
  Eirenis Jan, 1862
  Elaphe Fitzinger in Wagler, 1833
  Euprepiophis Fitzinger, 1843
  Ficimia Gray, 1849
  Geagras Cope, 1876
  Gonyosoma Wagler, 1828
  Gyalopion Cope, 1860
  Hapsidophrys Fischer, 1856
  Hemerophis Schätti & Utiger, 2001
  Hemorrhois Boie, 1826
  Hierophis Fitzinger, 1843
  Lampropeltis Fitzinger, 1843
  Leptodrymus Amaral, 1927
  Leptophis Bell, 1825
  Liopeltis Fitzinger, 1843
  Lycodon Fitzinger, 1826
  Lytorhynchus Peters, 1862
  Macroprotodon Guichenot, 1850
  Masticophis Baird & Girard, 1853
  Mastigodryas Amaral, 1935
  Meizodon Fischer, 1856
  Mopanveldophis Figueroa et al., 2016
  Muhtarophis Avcı, Ilgaz, Rajabizadeh, Yılmaz, Üzüm, Adriaens, Kumlutaş & Olgun, 2015
  Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826
  Oocatochus Helfenberger, 2001
  Opheodrys Fitzinger, 1843
  Oreocryptophis Utiger, Schätti & Helfenberger, 2005
  Orientocoluber Kharin, 2011
  Oxybelis Wagler, 1830
  Palusophis
  Pantherophis Fitzinger, 1843
  Philothamnus Smith, 1840
  Phrynonax Cope, 1862
  Phyllorhynchus Stejneger, 1890
  Pituophis Holbrook, 1842
  Platyceps Blyth, 1860
  Pseudelaphe Mertens & Rosenberg, 1943
  Pseudoficimia Bocourt, 1883
  Ptyas Fitzinger, 1843
  Rhamnophis Günther, 1862
  Rhinobothryum Wagler, 1830
  Rhinocheilus Baird & Girard, 1853
  Rhynchocalamus Günther, 1864
  Salvadora Baird & Girard, 1853
  Scaphiophis Peters, 1870
  Scolecophis Fitzinger, 1843
  Senticolis Campbell & Howell, 1965
  Simophis Peters, 1860
  Sonora Baird & Girard, 1843
  Spalerosophis Jan, 1865
  Spilotes Wagler, 1830
  Stegonotus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
  Stenorrhina Duméril, 1853
  Stichophanes Wang, Messenger, Zhao & Zhu, 2014
  Symphimus Cope, 1869
  Sympholis Cope, 1861
  Tantilla Baird & Girard, 1853
  Tantillita Smith, 1941
  Telescopus Wagler, 1830
  Thelotornis Smith, 1849
  Thrasops Hallowell, 1857
  Toxicodryas Hallowell, 1857
  Trimorphodon Cope, 1861
  Wallaceophis Mirza, Vyas, Patel & Sanap, 2016
  Xenelaphis Günther, 1864
  Xyelodontophis Broadley & Wallach, 2002
  Zamenis Wagler, 1830
caption: Boiga dendrophila (mangrove snake)
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