''Rhadinaea'' is a

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of snakes of the

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Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from , 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest fossil species of the family date back to the Late Eocene epoch, with earlier origins suspected. C ...

Species

The following 21 species are recognized as being valid. *''

Rhadinaea bogertorum ''Rhadinaea bogertorum'', also known commonly as the Oaxacan graceful brown snake and ''la hojarasquera de Oaxaca'' in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico. Etymology The specific name ...

'' – Oaxacan graceful brown snake *'' Rhadinaea calligaster'' – thick graceful brown snake *'' Rhadinaea cuneata'' – Veracruz graceful brown snake *'' Rhadinaea decorata'' – adorned graceful brown snake *''

Rhadinaea flavilata The pine woods snake (''Rhadinaea flavilata''), also Common name, commonly known as the yellow-lipped snake and the brown-headed snake, is a secretive species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the Family (biology), family Colubridae. The sp ...

'' – pine woods snake *'' Rhadinaea forbesi'' – Forbes's graceful brown snake *'' Rhadinaea fulvivittis'' – ribbon graceful brown snake *'' Rhadinaea gaigeae'' – Gaige's pine forest snake *'' Rhadinaea hesperia'' – western graceful brown snake *''

Rhadinaea laureata ''Rhadinaea laureata'', the crowned graceful brown snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in ...

'' – crowned graceful brown snake *'' Rhadinaea macdougalli'' – MacDougall's graceful brown snake *'' Rhadinaea marcellae'' – Marcella's graceful brown snake *''

Rhadinaea montana ''Rhadinaea montana'', the Nuevo León graceful brown snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country ...

'' – Nuevo León graceful brown snake *''

Rhadinaea myersi ''Rhadinaea myersi'', Myers's graceful brown snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin ...

'' – Myers's graceful brown snake *''

Rhadinaea nuchalis ''Rhadinaea nuchalis'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the Unit ...

'' *'' Rhadinaea omiltemana'' – Guerreran pine woods snake *'' Rhadinaea pulveriventris'' – common graceful brown snake *'' Rhadinaea quinquelineata'' – Pueblan graceful brown snake *'' Rhadinaea sargenti'' – Sargent's graceful brown snake *'' Rhadinaea taeniata'' – pine-oak snake *'' Rhadinaea vermiculaticeps'' – vermiculate graceful brown snake ''

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'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Rhadinaea''.

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