''Sibynophis'' is a
genus
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of non
venomous
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colubrid snake
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s, commonly called many-toothed snakes, which together with ''
Scaphiodontophis'' make up the subfamily Sibynophiinae.
Species
The following nine
species
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are recognized.
[Wikispecies]
* ''
Sibynophis bistrigatus''
( Günther, 1868) – Günther's many-toothed snake
* ''
Sibynophis bivittatus''
(Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1894) – white-striped snake
* ''
Sibynophis chinensis''
( Günther, 1889) – Chinese many-toothed snake
* ''
Sibynophis collaris''
(Gray
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, 1853) – common many-toothed snake
* ''
Sibynophis geminatus''
( H. Boie, 1826) – Boie's many-toothed snake
* ''
Sibynophis melanocephalus''
(Gray
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, 1835) – black-headed collared snake, Malayan many-toothed snake
* ''
Sibynophis sagittarius''
(Cantor
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In Judaism, a cantor sings and lead ...
, 1839) – Cantor's black-headed snake
* ''
Sibynophis subpunctatus''
( A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A. Duméril, 1854) – Duméril's black-headed snake, Jerdon's many-toothed snake
* ''
Sibynophis triangularis''
Taylor, 1965 – triangle many-tooth snake, triangulate collared snake
References
Sibynophis
Snake genera
Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger
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