Cylindrophiidae
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Information for Authority record
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q661032
Library of congress:
sh 00003762
Sources of Information
- ITIS, Oct. 18, 2000(Cylindrophiidae. Common name: not available. Suborder Serpentes, Order Squamata)
- The EMBL reptile database, via WWW, Oct. 18, 2000(Familia Cylindrophiidae (Asian Pipe Snakes), Superfamilia Xenophidia (Colubroidea Caenophidia), Ordo Squamata; Asian pipesnakes (genus Cylindrophis); previously, the genus Cylindrophis has been assigned to the subfamily Cylindrophiinae of the family Uropeltidae)
- McDiarmid, R.W. Snake species of the world, c1999:v. 1, p. 152 (Cylindrophiidae)
- Greene, H.W. Snakes, c1997:p. 17 (Cylindrophis (Asian pipesnakes))
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Wikipedia description:
The Cylindrophiidae are a monotypic family of secretive, semifossorial, non-venomous snakes containing the genus Cylindrophis found in southeastern Asia. These are burrowing snakes and most have a banded pattern on the belly. Currently, 14 species are recognized, all with no subspecies. Common names include Asian pipesnakes and Asian cylinder snakes.
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