''Stichophanes'' is a genus of snake in the family

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 ...

that contains the sole species ''Stichophanes ningshaanensis''. It is commonly known as the Ningshaan kukri snake or Ningshan line-shaped snake. It is found in

Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

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Colubrinae Monotypic snake genera Reptiles of China {{Colubrinae-stub