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A colubrid (from Latin coluber, snake) is a snake that is a member of the Colubridae family. Colubridae is the largest snake family, and includes about two-thirds of all known living snake species. However, colubrids are certainly not a natural group, and many are more closely related to other groups, such as elapid s, than to each other.
colubrid, any member of the most common family of snakes, Colubridae, characterized by the complete absence of hind limbs, the absence or considerable reduction of the left lung, and the lack of teeth on the premaxilla and usually having a loose facial structure, relatively few head scales, and ventral scales as wide as the body.
The colubridae family is by far the largest family of snakes within the squamata order of reptiles. By current classification, there are more than 2,000 members of the colubridae family. Snakes within this family are commonly referred to as colubrids. Common Traits of Colubridae Snakes.
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids, from Latin: 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 every continent except Antarctica.
Colubrids. (Colubridae) Class Reptilia. Order Squamata. Suborder Serpentes. Family Colubridae. Thumbnail description. Highly variable in size, body form, and color pattern; ranges from short, stout, drab species to large, slender, boldly marked forms. Size. 6 in–12 ft (160 mm–3.7 m) Number of genera, species.
Colubridae is a very broad assemblage of snakes that includes about seventy percent of all snake species on earth and classically has been a place for various snakes that do not fit anywhere else. For such reasons, generalizations are difficult to apply.
Colubridae is the largest family of snakes, containing over 2,000 species, which is more than half the total snake population in the world. Commonly known as colubrids, most of these snakes are non-venomous, but some species, like the boomslang, possess deadly venom capable of killing humans.
