Xylophis | |
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Xylophis mosaicus from Munnar | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Pareidae |
Subfamily: | Xylophiinae Deepak, Ruane & Gower, 2019[1] |
Genus: | Xylophis Beddome, 1878 |
Type species | |
Geophis stenorhynchus Günther, 1875
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Xylophis is a small genus of snakes in the family Pareidae. The genus contains five species, all of which are endemic to the Western Ghats in southern India.[2][3] All five species are non-venomous. They constitute the monotypic subfamily Xylophiinae. They are the only pareid snakes found in India and the only snakes in the family found outside Southeast Asia.[1]
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