Henophidia
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Henophidia is a superfamily that contains boas, pythons and other "primitive" snakes of the suborder Serpentes.
Families
- Family Aniliidae (coral pipe snakes and pipe snakes)
- Family Anomochilidae (dwarf pipe snakes)
- Family Boidae (boas and pythons)
- Family Bolyeriidae (Round Island boas)
- Family Cylindrophiidae (Asian pipe snakes)
- Family Loxocemidae (Mexican burrowing pythons)
- Family Tropidophiidae (dwarf boas)
- Family Uropeltidae (shield-tailed snakes and short-tail snakes)
- Family Xenopeltidae (sunbeam snakes)
Categories: Snakes | Reptile and amphibian stubs