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Anilioidea
Taxonomy
Anilioidea is a superfamily.
It was assigned to Henophidia by Carroll (1988); to Alethinophidia by Gardner and Cifelli (1999) and Lee and Scanlon (2002); to Alethinophidia by Longrich et al. (2012); and to Serpentes by Moyano-Paz et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Henophidia by Carroll (1988); to Alethinophidia by Gardner and Cifelli (1999) and Lee and Scanlon (2002); to Alethinophidia by Longrich et al. (2012); and to Serpentes by Moyano-Paz et al. (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1988 | Anilioidea Carroll |
| 1999 | Anilioidea Gardner and Cifelli p. 89 |
| 2002 | Anilioidea Lee and Scanlon |
| 2012 | Anilioidea Longrich et al. |
| 2022 | Anilioidea Moyano-Paz et al. p. 14 |
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Superfm. †Anilioidea
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Fm. Uropeltidae [shieldtail snake]
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G. Anomochilus Berg 1901 [Common pipe snakes]
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Anomochilus leonardi Smith 1940 [Leonard's pipe snake]
Anomochilus weberi Lidth de Jeude 1890 [Pipe snake]
G. Brachyophidium Wall 1921 [Mountain burrowing snakes]
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Brachyophidium rhodogaster Wall 1921 [Palni mountain burrowing snake]
G. Cylindrophis Wagler 1828 [Island pipe snakes]
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Cylindrophis aruensis Boulenger 1920 [Aru island pipe snake]
Cylindrophis maculatus Linneaus 1758 [Spotted pipe snake]
Cylindrophis rufus Laurenti 1768 [Red pipe snake]
G. Melanophidium Gunther 1864 [Black earth snakes]
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Melanophidium punctatum Beddome 1871 [Beddome's black earth snake]
Melanophidium wynaudense Beddome 1863 [Indian black earth snake]
G. Platyplecturus Gunther 1868 [Thorntail snakes]
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Platyplecturus madurensis Beddome 1877 [Travancore Hills thorntail snake]
G. Plecturus Dumeril 1851 [African burrowing snakes]
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Plecturus aureus Beddome 1880 [Kerala burrowing snake]
Plecturus perroteti Dumeril and Bibron 1854 [Nilgiri burrowing snake]
G. Pseudotyphlops Schlegel 1839 [Large shieldtail snakes]
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Pseudotyphlops philippinus Schlegel 1829 [Large shieldtail snake]
G. Rhinophis Hemprich 1820 [Rhinocerps earth snakes]
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Rhinophis blythii Kelaart 1853 [Blyth's earth snake]
Rhinophis drummondhayi Wall 1921 [Drummond Hay's earth snake]
Rhinophis philippinus Cuvier 1829 [Peters' Philippine earth snake]
Rhinophis sanguineus Beddome 1863 [Salty earth snake]
G. Uropeltis Cuvier 1829 [Indian earth snakes]
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Uropeltis melanogaster Gray 1858 [Gray's earth snake]
Uropeltis rubromaculatus Beddome 1867 [Red-spotted earth snake]
Uropeltis woodmasoni Theobald 1876 [Woodmason's earth snake]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available