''Xenelaphis'' is a

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of snakes of the

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Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch. Colubrid snakes are found on ever ...

,. which are found in

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. There are two species in this genus, the ornate brown snake, '' Xenelaphis ellipsifer'' and the more widespread Malayan brown snake, '' Xenelaphis hexagonotus''.

Species

* '' Xenelaphis ellipsifer'' Boulenger, 1900 * '' Xenelaphis hexagonotus'' (Cantor, 1847)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1827677 Xenelaphis Snake genera Taxa named by Albert Günther