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===Current subfamilies=== '''[[Sibynophiinae]]''' β three genera {{columns-list|colwidth=15em| * ''[[Colubroelaps]]'' * ''[[Scaphiodontophis]]'' * ''[[Sibynophis]]'' }} '''[[Natricinae]]''' β 36 genera (sometimes given as family [[Natricidae]]) [[Image:Indian Rat Snake (Grey and Yellow).jpg|240px|thumb|Two [[Ptyas mucosa|Indian rat snakes]] (grey and yellow)]] [[Image:Coast_Garter_Snake.jpg|240px|thumb|A [[Natricinae|natricine]], ''[[Thamnophis sirtalis]]'']] {{columns-list|colwidth=15em| * ''[[Afronatrix]]'' * ''[[Amphiesma]]'' * ''[[Amphiesmoides]]'' * ''[[Anoplohydrus]]'' * ''[[Aspidura]]'' * ''[[Atretium]]'' * ''[[Blythia]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Blythia&species=reticulata&search_param=%28%28genus%3D%27Blythia%27%29%29 |title=Blythia reticulata |access-date=2021-05-21 |archive-date=2021-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521033938/https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Blythia&species=reticulata&search_param=%28%28genus%3D%27Blythia%27%29%29 |url-status=live}}</ref> * ''[[Clonophis]]'' * ''[[Fowlea]]'' * ''[[Haldea]]'' * ''[[Hebius]]'' * ''[[Helophis]]'' * ''[[Herpetoreas]]'' * ''[[Hydrablabes]]'' * ''[[Hydraethiops]]'' * ''[[Iguanognathus]]'' * ''[[Isanophis]]'' * ''[[Limnophis]]'' * ''[[Liodytes]]'' * ''[[Natriciteres]]'' * ''[[Natrix]]'' * β ''[[Neonatrix]]'' * ''[[Nerodia]]'' * ''[[Opisthotropis]]'' * ''[[Pseudagkistrodon]]'' * ''[[Regina (snake)|Regina]]'' * ''[[Rhabdophis]]'' * ''[[Rhabdops]]'' * ''[[Smithophis]]'' * ''[[Storeria]]'' * ''[[Thamnophis]]'' * ''[[Trachischium]]'' * ''[[Trimerodytes]]'' * ''[[Tropidoclonion]]'' * ''[[Tropidonophis]]'' * ''[[Virginia (snake)|Virginia]]'' * ''[[Xenochrophis]]''}} '''[[Pseudoxenodontinae]]''' β two genera {{columns-list|colwidth=15em| * ''[[Plagiopholis]]'' * ''[[Pseudoxenodon]]'' }} '''[[Dipsadinae]]''' β over 100 genera (sometimes given as family [[Dipsadidae]]) [[Image:Sibon_longifrenis_(La_Selva_Biological_Station).jpg|240px|thumb|A [[Dipsadinae|dipsadine]], ''[[Sibon longifrenis]]'']] {{columns-list|colwidth=15em| * ''[[Adelphicos]]'' * ''[[Adelphostigma]]'' * ''[[Alsophis]]'' * ''[[Amastridium]]'' * ''[[Amnesteophis]]'' * ''[[Amnisiophis]]'' * ''[[Apographon]]'' * ''[[Apostolepis]]'' * ''[[Arcanumophis]]'' * ''[[Arrhyton]]'' * ''[[Atractus]]'' * ''[[Baliodryas]]'' * ''[[Boiruna]]'' * ''[[Borikenophis]]'' * ''[[Caaeteboia]]'' * ''[[Calamodontophis]]'' * ''[[Caraiba]]'' * ''[[Carphophis]]'' * ''[[Cenaspis]]'' * ''[[Cercophis]]'' * ''[[Chersodromus]]'' * ''[[Chlorosoma]]'' * ''[[Clelia (snake genus)|Clelia]]'' * ''[[Coniophanes]]'' * ''[[Conophis]]'' * ''[[Contia]]'' * ''[[Coronelaps]]'' * ''[[Crisantophis]]'' * ''[[Cryophis]]'' * ''[[Cubophis]]'' * ''[[Diadophis]]'' * ''[[Diaphorolepis]]'' * ''[[Dibernardia]]'' * ''[[Dipsas]]'' * ''[[Ditaxodon]]'' * ''[[Drepanoides]]'' * ''[[Dryophylax]]'' * ''[[Echinanthera]]'' * ''[[Elapomorphus]]'' * ''[[Emmochliophis]]'' * ''[[Enuliophis]]'' * ''[[Enulius]]'' * ''[[Erythrolamprus]]'' * ''[[Eutrachelophis]]'' * ''[[Farancia]]'' * ''[[Galvarinus]]'' * ''[[Geophis]]'' * ''[[Gomesophis]]'' * ''[[Haitiophis]]'' * ''[[Helicops (snake)|Helicops]]'' * ''[[Heterodon]]'' * ''[[Hydrodynastes]]'' * ''[[Hydromorphus]]'' * ''[[Hydrops (snake)|Hydrops]]'' * ''[[Hypsiglena]]'' * ''[[Hypsirhynchus]]'' * ''[[Ialtris]]'' * ''[[Imantodes]]'' * ''[[Incaspis]]'' * ''[[Leptodeira]]'' * ''[[Lioheterophis]]'' * ''[[Lygophis]]'' * ''[[Magliophis]]'' * ''[[Manolepis]]'' * ''[[Mesotes]]'' * ''[[Mussurana (genus)|Mussurana]]'' * ''[[Ninia]]'' * ''[[Nothopsis]]'' * ''[[Omoadiphas]]'' * ''[[Oxyrhopus]]'' * ''[[Paikwaophis]]'' * β ''[[Paleoheterodon]]'' * ''[[Paraphimophis]]'' * ''[[Phalotris]]'' * ''[[Philodryas]]'' * ''[[Phimophis]]'' * ''[[Plesiodipsas]]'' * ''[[Pliocercus]]'' * ''[[Pseudalsophis]]'' * ''[[Pseudoboa]]'' * ''[[Pseudoeryx]]'' * ''[[Pseudoleptodeira]]'' * ''[[Psomophis]]'' * ''[[Ptychophis]]'' * ''[[Rhachidelus]]'' * ''[[Rhadinaea]]'' * ''[[Rhadinella]]'' * ''[[Rhadinophanes]]'' * ''[[Rodriguesophis]]'' * ''[[Saphenophis]]'' * ''[[Sibon (snake)|Sibon]]'' * ''[[Siphlophis]]'' * ''[[Sordellina]]'' * ''[[Synophis]]'' * ''[[Tachymenis]]'' * ''[[Tachymenoides]]'' * ''[[Taeniophallus]]'' * ''[[Tantalophis]]'' * ''[[Thamnodynastes]]'' * ''[[Thermophis]]'' * ''[[Tomodon]]'' * ''[[Tretanorhinus]]'' * ''[[Trimetopon]]'' * ''[[Tropidodipsas]]'' * ''[[Tropidodryas]]'' * ''[[Uromacer]]'' * ''[[Urotheca]]'' * ''[[Xenodon]]'' * ''[[Xenopholis]]'' * ''[[Xenoxybelis]]'' * ''[[Zonateres]]'' }} '''[[Grayiinae]]''' β one genus * ''[[Grayia (snake)|Grayia]]'' '''[[Calamariinae]]''' β seven genera {{columns-list|colwidth=15em| * ''[[Calamaria]]'' * ''[[Calamorhabdium]]'' * ''[[Collorhabdium]]'' * ''[[Etheridgeum]]'' * ''[[Macrocalamus]]'' * ''[[Pseudorabdion]]'' * ''[[Rabdion]]'' }} '''[[Ahaetuliinae]]''' β five genera {{columns-list|colwidth=15em| * ''[[Ahaetulla]]'' * ''[[Chrysopelea]]'' * ''[[Dendrelaphis]]'' * ''[[Dryophiops]]'' * ''[[Proahaetulla]]''}} '''[[Colubrinae]]''' β 93 genera [[Image:PikiWiki Israel 37648 Nature and Colors.jpg|240px|thumb|A [[Colubrinae|colubrine]], ''[[Dolichophis jugularis]]'', preying on a legless lizard, a [[sheltopusik]]]] {{columns-list|colwidth=15em| * ''[[Aeluroglena]]'' * ''[[Aprosdoketophis]]'' * ''[[Archelaphe]]'' * ''[[Arizona (snake)|Arizona]]'' * ''[[Bamanophis]]'' * ''[[Bogertophis]]'' * ''[[Boiga]]'' * ''[[Cemophora]]'' * ''[[Chapinophis]]'' * ''[[Chironius]]'' * ''[[Coelognathus]]'' * ''[[Eastern racer|Coluber]]'' * ''[[Conopsis]]'' * ''[[Coronella]]'' * ''[[Crotaphopeltis]]'' * ''[[Dasypeltis]]'' * ''[[Dendrophidion]]'' * ''[[Dipsadoboa]]'' * ''[[Dispholidus]]'' * ''[[Dolichophis]]'' * ''[[Drymarchon]]'' * ''[[Drymobius]]'' * ''[[Drymoluber]]'' * ''[[Eirenis]]'' * ''[[Elaphe]]'' * ''[[Euprepiophis]]'' * ''[[Ficimia]]'' * ''[[Geagras]]'' * ''[[Gonyosoma]]'' * ''[[Gyalopion]]'' * ''[[Hapsidophrys]]'' * ''[[Hemerophis]]'' * ''[[Hemorrhois]]'' * ''[[Hierophis]]'' * ''[[Kingsnake|Lampropeltis]]'' * ''[[Leptodrymus]]'' * ''[[Leptophis]]'' * ''[[Liopeltis]]'' * ''[[Lycodon]]'' * ''[[Lytorhynchus]]'' * ''[[Macroprotodon]]'' * ''[[Masticophis]]'' * ''[[Mastigodryas]]'' * ''[[Meizodon]]'' * ''[[Mopanveldophis]]'' * ''[[Muhtarophis]]'' * ''[[Oligodon]]'' * ''[[Oocatochus]]'' * ''[[Opheodrys]]'' * ''[[Oreocryptophis]]'' * ''[[Orientocoluber]]'' * ''[[Oxybelis]]'' * ''[[Palusophis]]'' * ''[[Pantherophis]]'' * {{extinct}}''[[Paracoluber]]'' * ''[[Persiophis]]'' * ''[[Philothamnus]]'' * ''[[Phrynonax]]'' * ''[[Phyllorhynchus]]'' * ''[[Pituophis]]'' * ''[[Platyceps]]'' * ''[[Pseudelaphe]]'' * ''[[Pseudoficimia]]'' * ''[[Ptyas]]'' * ''[[Rhamnophis]]'' * ''[[Rhinobothryum]]'' * ''[[Rhinocheilus]]'' * ''[[Rhynchocalamus]]'' * ''[[Salvadora (snake)|Salvadora]]'' * ''[[Scaphiophis]]'' * ''[[Scolecophis]]'' * ''[[Senticolis]]'' * ''[[Simophis]]'' * ''[[Sonora (snake)|Sonora]]'' * ''[[Spalerosophis]]'' * ''[[Spilotes]]'' * ''[[Stegonotus (snake)|Stegonotus]]'' * ''[[Stenorrhina]]'' * ''[[Stichophanes]]'' * ''[[Symphimus]]'' * ''[[Sympholis]]'' * ''[[Tantilla]]'' * ''[[Tantillita]]'' * ''[[Telescopus]]'' * ''[[Thelotornis]]'' * ''[[Thrasops]]'' * ''[[Toxicodryas]]'' * ''[[Trimorphodon]]'' * ''[[Wallaceophis]]'' * ''[[Wallophis]]'' * ''[[Xenelaphis]]'' * ''[[Xyelodontophis]]'' * ''[[Zamenis]]'' * β ''[[Zelceophis]]''}} '''Sub-family currently undetermined''' {{columns-list|colwidth=15em| * ''[[Elapoidis]]'' * ''[[Gongylosoma]]'' * ''[[Lycognathophis]]'' * ''[[Oreocalamus hanitschi|Oreocalamus]]'' * ''[[Tetralepis]]'' * β ''[[Ameiseophis]]''<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Holman |first=J. Alan |date=1982-01-01 |title=New Herpetological Species and Records from the Norden Bridge Fauna (Miocene: Late Barstovian) of Nebraska |journal=Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies |url=https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/tnas/491}}</ref> * β ''[[Dryinoides]]'' * β ''[[Hispanophis]]'' * β ''[[Floridaophis]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Floridaophis auffenbergi |url=https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/florida-vertebrate-fossils/species/floridaophis-auffenbergi/ |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=Florida Vertebrate Fossils |language=en-US}}</ref> * β ''[[Micronatrix]]'' * β ''[[Miocoluber]]'' * β ''[[Mionatrix]]''? * β ''[[Nebraskophis]]''<ref name=":1" /> * β ''[[Palaeonatrix]]'' * β ''[[Paleofarancia]]'' * β ''[[Paraoxybelis]]'' * β ''[[Paraxenophis]]'' * β ''[[Periergophis]]'' * β ''[[Pollackophis]]'' * β ''[[Pseudocemophora]]'' * β ''[[Texasophis]]''}}
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