The most diverse families are the Colubridae, Iguanidae and Gymnophthalmidae. From Wordnik.com. [Guajira-Barranquilla xeric scrub] Reference
The Colubridae family of snakes is also particularly well represented, with nearly 150 species, more than 15 of which are endemic. From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in the Madrean pine-oak woodlands] Reference
A new species of Dendrelaphis (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Southeast Asia - Gernot Vogel and Johan Van Rooijen detail the species and give it the designation Dendrelaphis kopsteini. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference
There are at least 127 species of amphibians and 97 species of reptiles have been recorded in the ecoregion with Colubridae listed as the most diverse family, with 35 species, followed by Iguanidae, with 26 species. From Wordnik.com. [Chocó-Darién moist forests] Reference
The region's most diverse reptile families are the Colubridae, the world's largest snake family, with 122 species present (16 endemic); there are also more than 40 species of the lizard genus Anolis in the hotspot (family Polychrotidae), three-quarters of which are endemic. From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena] Reference
Interestingly, there are only two representatives of the world's largest snake family, Colubridae, namely Chilean green racer (Philodryas chamissonis), which is endemic, and Chilean slender snake (Tachymenis chilensis); there are no terrestrial or freshwater turtles found here. From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in the Chilean winter rainfall-valdivian forests] Reference
Ranging from genus level such as Elaphe (which actually contained animals such as the radiated ‘ratsnake’ that turned out to be racers) to family (such as Colubridae which it turned out contained multiple family level divisions, some of which it turned out were much closer to cobras that corn snakes). From Wordnik.com. [In the, "it's so sad, it's funny" category today... - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Small and slender, Liochlorophis vernalis blanchardi is a member of the reptile Colubridae family. From Wordnik.com. [Aspen Times - Top Stories] Reference
Reptiles, and especially Colubridae, are very common in the Khasia mountains, and I procured sixteen species and many specimens. From Wordnik.com. [Himalayan Journals — Complete] Reference
Family -- Colubridae -- Snakes with large symmetrical head plates and without hollow fangs; includes about 70 percent of the world's species, most of them non-poisonous. From Wordnik.com. [DesertUSA - Animals] Reference
In A new species of Rhynchocalamus (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae) from Turkey (K. OLGUN, A. AVCI, C. ILGAZ, N. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference
Chrysopelea ornata (Reptilia: Colubridae). From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
Family: Colubridae. From Wordnik.com. [Reptile] Reference
Family Colubridae. From Wordnik.com. [Reptile families] Reference
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