Xenodontinae
| Xenodontinae | |
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| A xenodontine, Heterodon platirhinos, eastern hognose snake | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Dipsadidae |
| Subfamily: |
Xenodontinae Cope, 1895 |
Xenodontinae is a subfamily of the Colubridae family of snakes. It encompasses a number of rear-fanged, mildly venomous snake genera, which include species such as mud snakes and New World hognose snakes.
Other genera are often placed here but may actually belong elsewhere:
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