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IUCN Red Lists of
Snakes
(Serpentes)
Taxonomy and distribution of the family
Colubridae
Bibliography of the family
Colubridae
Family
Colubridae
Typical Snakes
IUCN Red List assessments:
Extinct (in recent times):
2 species
Extinct in the Wild:
0 species
=
0.0 %
Critically Endangered:
43 species
=
2.0 %
Endangered:
77 species
=
3.5 %
Vulnerable:
70 species
=
3.2 %
Near Threatened:
71 species
=
3.3 %
Least Concern:
1186 species
=
54.6 %
Data Deficient:
343 species
=
15.8 %
Not Assessed:
383 species
=
17.6 %
Genera:
Adelphicos
(Central American Burrowing Snakes)
Adelphostigma
(Twin-spotted Leaf-litter Snakes)
Aeluroglena
(Somali Hooded Snake)
Afronatrix
(West African Brown Water Snake)
Ahaetulla
(Oriental Whip Snakes)
Alsophis
(Eastern Caribbean Racers)
Amastridium
(Rusty-headed Snakes)
Amnesteophis
(Bahia Black-naped Snake)
Amnisiophis
(River Leaf-litter Snake)
Amphiesma
(South Asian Keelbacks)
Amphiesmoides
(White-eyed Keelback)
Anguiculus
(Himalayan Ringneck Snakes)
Anoplohydrus
(Sumatran Keelback)
Antillophis
(Hispaniolan Lesser Racer)
Apographon
(Bolivian Pampas Snake)
Apostolepis
(Black-tailed Blackheads)
Aprosdoketophis
(Addur Woodland Snake)
Arcanumophis
(Puno Smooth Snake)
Archelaphe
(Venus Rat Snake)
Arizona
(Glossy Snakes)
Arrhyton
(Cuban Ground Snakes)
Aspidura
(Roughsides)
Atractus
(Spindle Snakes)
Atretium
(Olive Keelbacks)
Balanophis
(Sri Lanka Keelback)
Baliodryas
(Santa Cruz Smooth Snake)
Bamanophis
(West African Whip Snake)
Bogertophis
(Desert Rat Snakes)
Boiga
(Australasian Cat Snakes)
Boiruna
(Southern Snake Eaters)
Borikenophis
(Puerto Rican Bank Racers)
Caaeteboia
(East Brazilian Ground Snakes)
Calamaria
(Oriental Reed Snakes)
Calamodontophis
(Southeastern Neotropical Forest Snakes)
Calamorhabdium
(Indonesian Iridescent Snakes)
Caraiba
(Cuban Lesser Racer)
Carphophis
(North American Worm Snakes)
Cemophora
(North American Scarlet Snakes)
Cenaspis
(La Loma Snake)
Ceratophallus
(Indonesian Striped Keelback)
Cercophis
(Atlantic Forest Liana Snake)
Chapinophis
(Guatemalan Yellow-lipped Snake)
Chersodromus
(Earth Runners)
Chironius
(Sipos)
Chlorosoma
(Green Bush Racers)
Chrysopelea
(Flying Tree Snakes)
Clelia
(Northern Snake Eaters)
Clonophis
(Ohio Valley Water Snake)
Coelognathus
(Oriental Rat Snakes)
Collorhabdium
(Mountain Dwarf Snake)
Coluber
(North American Racer)
Colubroelaps
(Lam Dong Snake)
Coniophanes
(Black-striped Snakes)
Conophis
(Road Guarders)
Conopsis
(Mexican Earth Snakes)
Contia
(Sharp-tailed Snakes)
Coronelaps
(Minas Gerais Lizard Eater)
Coronella
(Palearctic Smooth Snakes)
Crisantophis
(Costa Rican Road Guarder)
Crotaphopeltis
(Herald Snakes)
Cryophis
(Cloud Forest Snake)
Cubophis
(Western Caribbean Racers)
Darlingtonia
(Hispaniolan Montane Ground Snake)
Dasypeltis
(African Egg Eaters)
Dendrelaphis
(Bronzebacks)
Dendrophidion
(Forest Racers)
Diadophis
(Ring-necked Snake)
Diaphorolepis
(Frog Eaters)
Dibernardia
(East South American Leaf-litter Snakes)
Dipsadoboa
(Nocturnal Tree Snakes)
Dipsas
(Neotropical Snail Eaters)
Dispholidus
(Boomslangs)
Ditaxodon
(Striped Cerrado Snake)
Dolichophis
(Greater Whip Snakes)
Drepanoides
(Amazon Egg Eater)
Drymarchon
(Indigo Snakes & Cribos)
Drymobius
(Central American Racers)
Drymoluber
(Glossy Racers)
Dryophiops
(Malayan Vine Snakes)
Dryophylax
(Northern Mock Vipers)
Echinanthera
(East Brazilian Leaf-litter Snakes)
Eirenis
(Middle Eastern Dwarf Snakes)
Elaphe
(Palearctic-Oriental Rat Snakes)
Elapoidis
(Sunda Mountain Snakes)
Elapomorphus
(Brazilian Lizard Eaters)
Emmochliophis
(Pichincha Snake & Paramba Fishing Snake)
Enuliophis
(White-headed Snake)
Enulius
(Middle American Long-tailed Snakes)
Erythrolamprus
(Neotropical Smooth Snakes)
Etheridgeum
(Sumatran Burrowing Snake)
Euprepiophis
(East Asian Rat Snakes)
Eutrachelophis
(Beautiful-necked Smooth Snakes)
Farancia
(American Mud and Rainbow Snakes)
Ficimia
(Eastern Hook-nosed Snakes)
Fowlea
(Fishing Keelbacks)
Galvarinus
(Galvarino Scrub Snakes)
Geagras
(Tehuantepec Striped Snake)
Geophis
(Central American Earth Snakes)
Gomesophis
(Brazilian Burrowing Snake)
Gongylosoma
(Southeast Asian Ground Snakes)
Gonyophis
(Rainbow Tree Snake)
Gonyosoma
(Oriental Green Rat Snakes)
Grayia
(Equatorial African Water Snakes)
Gyalopion
(Western Hook-nosed Snakes)
Haitiophis
(Hispaniolan Brown Racer)
Haldea
(Rough Earth Snake)
Hapsidophrys
(Emerald Snakes)
Hebius
(Oriental Equatorial Keelbacks)
Helicops
(South American Keelbacks)
Helophis
(Congolese Sun Snake)
Hemerophis
(Socotra Whip Snake)
Hemorrhois
(Palearctic Whip Snakes)
Herpetoreas
(Himalayan Mountain Keelbacks)
Heterodon
(North American Hognose Snakes)
Hierophis
(Eurasian Whip Snakes)
Hydrablabes
(Bornean Water Snakes)
Hydraethiops
(Central African Water Snakes)
Hydrodynastes
(False Water Cobras)
Hydromorphus
(Central American Water Snakes)
Hydrops
(South American Mud Snakes)
Hypsiglena
(North American Night Snakes)
Hypsirhynchus
(Hog-nosed Racers)
Ialtris
(Hispaniolan Racers)
Iguanognathus
(Iguana-jawed Snake)
Imantodes
(American Blunt-headed Tree Snakes)
Incaspis
(Andean Bush Racers)
Isanophis
(Isan Keeled Stream Snake)
Lampropeltis
(King Snakes & Milk Snakes)
Leptodeira
(Typical Cat-eyed Snakes)
Leptodrymus
(Green-headed Lowland Racer)
Leptophis
(Neotropical Parrot Snakes)
Limnophis
(Striped Swamp Snakes)
Liochlorophis
(Smooth Green Snake)
Liodytes
(North American Swamp Snakes)
Lioheterophis
(Paraiba Black-naped Snake)
Liopeltis
(Southeast Asian Ringneck Snakes)
Lycodon
(Oriental Wolf Snakes)
Lycognathophis
(Seychelles Cliff Snake)
Lygophis
(South American Striped Ground Snakes)
Lytorhynchus
(Awl-headed Snakes)
Macrocalamus
(Peninsular Mountain Reed Snakes)
Macropisthodon
(Hooded Keelbacks)
Macroprotodon
(False Smooth Snakes)
Magliophis
(Puerto Rican Bank Ground Snakes)
Manolepis
(Thin-scaled Snake)
Masticophis
(North American Whip Snakes & Coachwhips)
Mastigodryas
(Neotropical Lizard Eaters)
Meizodon
(African Smooth Snakes)
Mesotes
(Southern Mock Vipers)
Mopanveldophis
(Cunene Whip Snake)
Muhtarophis
(Turkish Black-headed Snake)
Mussurana
(Brazilian Snake Eaters)
Myersinia
(Venezuelan Leaf-litter Snake)
Natriciteres
(African Marsh Snakes)
Natrix
(Eurasian Keelbacks)
Nerodia
(North American Water Snakes)
Ninia
(Coffee Snakes)
Nothopsis
(Rugose Litter Snake)
Ocyophis
(Caribbean Green Racers)
Oligodon
(Kukri Snakes)
Omoadiphas
(Honduran Mountain Forest Snakes)
Oocatochus
(Red-backed Rat Snake)
Opheodrys
(Rough Green Snake)
Opisthotropis
(Mountain Stream Keelbacks)
Oreocalamus
(Malaysian Mountain Reed Snake)
Oreocryptophis
(Red Mountain Rat Snake)
Orientocoluber
(North Asian Whip Snake)
Oxybelis
(Neotropical Vine Snakes)
Oxyrhopus
(Calico Snakes)
Paikwaophis
(Paikwa Snake)
Palusophis
(Eastern Lizard Eater)
Pantherophis
(North American Rat Snakes)
Paraphimophis
(Rusty Snake Eater)
Persiophis
(Kerman Whip Snake)
Phalotris
(South American Collared Snakes)
Philodryas
(South American Bush Racers)
Philothamnus
(African Green Snakes)
Phimophis
(South American Shovel-nosed Snakes)
Phrynonax
(Neotropical Bird Snakes)
Phyllorhynchus
(American Leaf-nosed Snakes)
Pituophis
(Bullsnakes, Pine Snakes & Gopher Snakes)
Plagiopholis
(Blotch-necked Snakes)
Platyceps
(Flat-headed Whip Snakes)
Pliocercus
(Big-scaled False Coral Snakes)
Proahaetulla
(Agasthyamalai Whip Snake)
Pseudablabes
(Reticulated Bush Racers)
Pseudagkistrodon
(False Habu)
Pseudalsophis
(Neotropical Elegant Racers)
Pseudelaphe
(Mexican Rat Snakes)
Pseudoboa
(Neotropical Scarlet Snakes)
Pseudoeryx
(Dusky Mud Snakes)
Pseudoficimia
(False Hook-nosed Snake)
Pseudoleptodeira
(Broad-banded Cat-eyed Snake)
Pseudorabdion
(Dwarf Reed Snakes)
Pseudoxenodon
(Mock Cobras)
Psomophis
(Smooth Ground Snakes)
Ptyas
(Giant Rat Snakes & Oriental Green Snakes)
Ptychophis
(Brazilian Yellow-striped Water Snake)
Rabdion
(Sulawesi Pointed Snakes)
Regina
(Queen Snakes)
Rhabdophis
(Asian Keelbacks)
Rhabdops
(South Asian Forest Snakes)
Rhachidelus
(Brazilian Bird Snake)
Rhadinaea
(Graceful Brown Snakes)
Rhadinella
(Dwarf Brown Snakes)
Rhadinophanes
(Graceful Mountain Snake)
Rhadinophis
(Rein Snake)
Rhamnophis
(Dagger-tooth Tree Snakes)
Rhinobothryum
(Ringed Snakes)
Rhinocheilus
(Long-nosed Snakes)
Rhynchocalamus
(Middle East Black-headed Snakes)
Rhynchophis
(Rhinoceros Snakes)
Rodriguesophis
(Collared Sharp-nosed Snakes)
Sahyadriophis
(Sahyadri Keelbacks)
Salvadora
(Patch-nosed Snakes)
Saphenophis
(Andean Smooth Ground Snakes)
Scaphiodontophis
(Neck-banded Snakes)
Scaphiophis
(African Hook-nosed Snakes)
Schwartzophis
(Jamaican Ground Snakes)
Scolecophis
(Central American Harlequin Snake)
Senticolis
(American Green Rat Snake)
Sibon
(Neotropical Snail Eaters)
Sibynophis
(Oriental Black-headed Snakes)
Simophis
(South American False Coral Snake)
Siphlophis
(Liana Snakes)
Smithophis
(Northeast Indian Forest Snakes)
Sonora
(North American Ground, Sand, and Shovel-nosed Snakes)
Sordellina
(Brazilian Yellow-lipped Snake)
Spalerosophis
(Diadem Snakes)
Spilotes
(Chicken Snakes)
Stegonotus
(Indo-Australian Ground Snakes)
Stenorrhina
(Scorpion Eaters)
Stichophanes
(Ningshaan Lined Snake)
Storeria
(North American Brown Snakes)
Symphimus
(Mexican White-lipped Snakes)
Sympholis
(Mexican Short-tailed Snake)
Synophis
(Andean Shadow Snakes)
Tachymenis
(South American Scrub Snakes)
Tachymenoides
(Huanuco Scrub Snake)
Taeniophallus
(Lowland Dwarf Leaf-litter Snakes)
Tantalophis
(Oaxacan Cat-eyed Snake)
Tantilla
(American Centipede Snakes)
Tantillita
(Dwarf Short-tailed Snakes)
Telescopus
(Cat Snakes & Tiger Snakes)
Tetralepis
(Javanese Mountain Snake)
Thamnodynastes
(South American Mock Vipers)
Thamnophis
(North American Garter Snakes & Ribbon Snakes)
Thelotornis
(African Vine Snakes)
Thermophis
(Hot-spring Snakes)
Thrasops
(Black Tree Snakes)
Tomodon
(Brazilian Pampas Snake)
Toxicodryas
(African Tree Cat Snakes)
Trachischium
(Oriental Slender Snakes)
Tretanorhinus
(Neotropical Swamp Snakes)
Trimerodytes
(Asian Water Snakes)
Trimetopon
(Central American Dwarf Snakes)
Trimorphodon
(Lyre Snakes)
Tropidoclonion
(Lined Snake)
Tropidodipsas
(Northern Snail Eaters)
Tropidodryas
(Atlantic Forest Tree Snakes)
Tropidonophis
(Indo-Australian Keelbacks)
Uromacer
(Hispaniolan Vine Snakes)
Urotheca
(Glass-tailed Snakes)
Verdigrophis
(Bluish-green Bush Rat Snakes)
Virginia
(Smooth Earth Snake)
Wallaceophis
(Gujarat Striped Whip Snake)
Wallophis
(Indian Smooth Snake)
Xenelaphis
(Asian Brown Snakes)
Xenochrophis
(Oriental Painted Keelbacks)
Xenodon
(Northern Mock Lanceheads & South American Hognose Snakes)
Xenopholis
(South American Flat-headed Snakes)
Xenoxybelis
(South American Vine Snakes)
Xyelodontophis
(Dagger-tooth Vine Snake)
Zamenis
(Western Palearctic Rat Snakes)
Zonateres
(Pantanal Mock Viper)