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Serpentes

(Snakes)

Snakes are elongated limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes.

Living snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica, and on most smaller land masses; exceptions include some large islands, such as Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, and the islands of New Zealand, as well as many small islands of the Atlantic and central Pacific oceans.

Family : Colubridae

With 249 genera, Colubridae is the largest snake family. Colubrids are a very diverse group of snakes. They can exhibit many different body styles, body sizes, colors, and patterns. They can also live in many different types of habitats including aquatic, terrestrial, semi-arboreal, arboreal, desert, mountainous forests, semi-fossorial, and brackish waters.

A primarily shy and harmless group of snakes, the vast majority of colubrids are not venomous, nor do most colubrids produce venom that is medically significant to mammals.

Subfamily : Ahactuliinae

Genus : Ahaetulla

Ahaetulla prasina

(Oriental Whip Snake)

Singapore

Ahaetulla prasina

(Oriental Whip Snake)

Singapore

Ahaetulla prasina

(Oriental Whip Snake)

Singapore

Ahaetulla mycterizans

(Bigeye Whip Snake)

Singapore

Ahaetulla mycterizans

(Bigeye Whip Snake)

Singapore

Genus : Chrysopelea

Chrysopelea paradisi

(Paradise Tree Snake)

Singapore

Genus : Dendrelaphis

Dendrelaphis is a genus of colubrid snakes, distributed from Pakistan, India and southern China to Indonesia, Timor-Leste, the Philippines, Australia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. There are over forty described species.

Asian species are known commonly as bronzebacks, while the Australo-Papuan species are simply called tree snakes. All are non-venomous and entirely harmless to humans.

Dendrelaohis cyanochloris

(Blue Bronzeback)

Singapore

Dendrelaohis cyanochloris

(Blue Bronzeback)

Singapore

Subfamily : Calamariinae

The Calamariinae are a subfamily of colubrid snakes, commonly known as reed snakes, that are found in southern and southeastern Asia.

Genus : Calamaria

Calamaria schlegeli

(Pink-headed Reed Snake)

Singapore

Calamaria schlegeli

(Pink-headed Reed Snake)

Penang, Malaysia

Calamaria schlegeli

(Pink-headed Reed Snake)

Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia

Calamaria sp.

Fraser’s Hill, West Malaysia

Calamaria sp.

Sarawak, Malaysia

Pseudorabdion longiceps

(Dwarf Reed Snake)

Sedim, Kedah, Malaysia

Pseudorabdion longiceps

(Dwarf Reed Snake)

Sedim, Kedah, Malaysia

Subfamily : Colubrinae

Genus : Boiga (Cat Snakes)

Boiga drapiezii

Drapiez’s Cat Snake

Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia

Boiga drapiezii

Drapiez’s Cat Snake

Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia

Boiga drapiezii

Drapiez’s Cat Snake

Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia

Boiga siamensis

Doi Inthanon, Northern Thailand

Boiga jaspidea

Jasper Cat Snake

Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia

Boiga sp.

Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia

Boiga dendrophila

(Mangrove Snake)

Singapore

Boiga dendrophila

(Mangrove Snake)

Singapore

Genus : Coelognathus

Coelognathus flavolineatus

(Malayan Racer)

Singapore

Coelognathus flavolineatus

(Malayan Racer)

Singapore

Coelognathus flavolineatus

(Malayan Racer)

Singapore

Genus : Lycodon (Wolf Snakes)

Lycodon subannulatus

(Malayan Bridle Snake)

Penang Hill, Malaysia

Lycodon subannulatus

(Malayan Bridle Snake)

Penang Hill, Malaysia

Genus : Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)

The common name of the genus comes from the kukri, a distinctively shaped Nepalese knife, which is similar in shape to the broad, flattened, curved hind teeth of Oligodon species. These teeth are specially adapted for their main diet of eggs; the teeth cut open eggs as they are being swallowed by the snake, allowing for easier digestion.

Oligodon octolineatus

(Striped Kukri Snake)

Singapore

Oligodon everetti

(Everett’s Kukri Snake)

Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia

Oligodon everetti

(Everett’s Kukri Snake)

Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia

Oligodon purpurascens

(Brown Kukri Snake)

Balikpapan, Kalimantan, Indonesia

Oligodon signatus

(Barred Kukri Snake)

Singapore

Oligodon signatus

(Barred Kukri Snake)

Singapore

Genus : Ptyas (Rat Snakes)

Ptyas fusca

(White-bellied Rat Snake)

Singapore

Ptyas fusca

(White-bellied Rat Snake)

Singapore

Ptyas fusca

(White-bellied Rat Snake)

Singapore

Genus : Elaphe

Orthriophis taeniurus subsp. grabowskyi (Fischer, 1885)

(Cave Racer)

Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia

Orthriophis taeniurus subsp. grabowskyi (Fischer, 1885)

(Cave Racer)

Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia

Orthriophis taeniurus subsp. grabowskyi (Fischer, 1885)

(Cave Racer)

Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia

Family : Elapidae

Genus : Bungarus

Bungarus flaviceps

(Red-headed Krait)

Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia

Genus : Calliophis (Coral Snakes)

Calliophis is a genus of venomous elapid snakes, one of several known commonly as oriental coral snakes or Asian coral snakes.

Calliophis intestinalis

(Malayan Blue Coral Snake)

Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia

Calliophis intestinalis

(Malayan Blue Coral Snake)

Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia

Calliophis intestinalis

(Malayan Blue Coral Snake)

Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia

Family : Parcidae (Slug Snakes)

Pareidae is a small family of snakes found largely in southeast Asia, with an isolated subfamily endemic to southwestern India.

Many are snail-eating snakes that have asymmetrical lower jaws, allowing them to pry the soft bodies of snails from their spiral shells. One species, Pareas iwasakii, has an average of 17.5 teeth in its left mandible and 25 teeth in its right mandible.

Asthenodipsas borneensis

(Bornean Dark-necked Slug Snake)

Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia

Asthenodipsas borneensis

(Bornean Dark-necked Slug Snake)

Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia

Asthenodipsas laevis

(Smooth Slug Snake)

Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia

Asthenodipsas vertebralis

(Asian Slug Snake)

Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia

Asthenodipsas vertebralis

(Asian Slug Snake)

Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia

Asthenodipsas vertebralis

(Asian Slug Snake)

Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia

Pareas macularius

Doi Inthanon, Northern Thailand

Pareas margaritophorus

(White-spotted Slug Snake)

Pulau Ubin, Singapore

Pareas margaritophorus

(White-spotted Slug Snake)

Pulau Ubin, Singapore

Family : Typhlopidae (Blind Snakes)

Subfamily : Asiatyphlipinae

Asiatyphlopinae

Blind Snake

Tangkoko, Sulwesi, Indonesia

Asthenodipsas borneensis

Blind Snake

Tangkoko, Sulwesi, Indonesia

Family : Viperidae (Vipers)

Vipers are snakes in the family Viperidae, found in most parts of the world, except for Antarctica, Australia, Hawaii, Madagascar, New Zealand, Ireland, and various other isolated islands. They are venomous and have long (relative to non-vipers), hinged fangs that permit deep penetration and injection of their venom.