Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Sibynophis
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Oriental Black-headed Snakes, Oriental Blackheads, Asian Many-toothed Snakes
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Asiatische Vielzahnnattern
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Orientalske Sorthovedsnoge
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1843 |  |
Sibynophis Fitzinger (type species: Herpetodryas geminatus Schlegel = Coluber geminatus Boie 1826) |
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1854 | |
Enicognathus Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril (type species: Coluber geminatus Boie 1826) |
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1890 | |
Polyodontophis Boulenger [substitute name for Enicognathus Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril 1854] |
Contents:
9 species, of which 1 (11.1%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
S. Asia, Malay Archipelago.
Reported from:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
Brunei,
Cambodia,
China
(Anhui,
Beijing,
Chongqing,
Fujian,
Gansu,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Hebei,
Henan,
Hong Kong,
Hubei,
Hunan,
Jiangsu,
Jiangxi,
Shaanxi,
Shanxi,
Sichuan,
Tibet,
Yunnan,
Zhejiang),
India
(Andaman & Nicobar Islands
[Nicobar Islands],
Andhra Pradesh,
Arunachal Pradesh,
Bihar,
Goa,
Gujarat,
Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Jharkhand,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Odisha,
Punjab,
Rajasthan,
Sikkim,
Tamil Nadu,
Telangana,
Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Indonesia
(Bali,
Bangka,
Belitung,
Java,
Kalimantan,
Lombok,
Natuna Islands,
Nias,
Riau Islands,
Siberut,
Sumatra,
Weh),
Laos,
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago,
Seribuat Archipelago
(incl.
Tioman)]),
Myanmar,
Nepal,
Pakistan,
Philippines
(Calamian Islands
[Busuanga,
Culion],
Dumaran,
Palawan,
Sulu Islands
[Tawi-Tawi]),
Singapore,
South Korea
(Jejudo Island),
Sri Lanka,
Taiwan,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Sibynophis bistrigatus
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Pegu Black-headed Snake, Twin-streaked Black-headed Snake, (Günther's Black-headed Snake)
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Pegu-Vielzahnnatter
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Pegu-sorthovedsnog
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1868 | |
Ablabes bistrigatus Günther |
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Polyodontophis bistrigatus Boulenger 1890 |
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Sibynophis bistrigatus Smith 1943 |
Distribution:
India
(Nicobar Islands),
Myanmar.
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Sibynophis bivittatus
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Palawan Black-headed Snake, Palawan White-striped Snake
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Palawan-Vielzahnnatter
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Palawan-sorthovedsnog
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1894 | |
Polyodontophis bivittatus Boulenger |
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Sibynophis bivittatus Taylor 1922 |
Distribution:
Philippines
(Calamian Islands
[Busuanga,
Culion],
Dumaran,
Palawan).
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Sibynophis chinensis
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Chinese Black-headed Snake, (Chinese Mountain Snake)
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Chinesische Vielzahnnatter
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Kinesisk Sorthovedsnog
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1886 | |
Henicognathus sumichrasti Bocourt [suppressed] (Zhao & Adler 1993) |
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Scaphiodontophis sumichrasti Taylor & Smith 1943 |
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1889 | |
Ablabes chinensis Günther [conserved name; ICZN 1965: Opinion 744] |
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Sibynophis collaris chinensis Stejneger 1925 |
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Sibynophis chinensis Pope 1935 |
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1904 | |
Polyodontophis grahami Boulenger (Zhao & Kou 1987) |
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Sibynophis grahami Schmidt 1927 |
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Sibynophis chinensis grahami Leviton & Munsterman 1956 |
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1925 | |
Sibynophis hainanensis Schmidt (Smith 1943) |
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Sibynophis collaris hainanensis Mell 1931 |
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1931 | |
Sibynophis collaris formosensis Maki (Zhao & Adler 1993) |
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1931 | |
Sibynophis collaris parkeri Mell [1929] (Zhao & Adler 1993) |
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1936 | |
Sibynophis collaris sinensis Bourret (Smith 1943) |
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1987 | |
Sibynophis chinensis miyiensis Zhao & Kou |
Distribution:
China
(Anhui,
Beijing,
Chongqing,
Fujian,
Gansu,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Hebei,
Henan,
Hong Kong,
Hubei,
Hunan,
Jiangsu,
Jiangxi,
Shaanxi,
Shanxi,
Sichuan,
Yunnan,
Zhejiang),
South Korea
(Jejudo Island),
Taiwan,
Vietnam.
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Sibynophis collaris
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Collared Black-headed Snake, Common Black-headed Snake, Common Many-toothed Snake
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Halsband-Vielzahnnatter
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Halsbånd-sorthovedsnog
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1853 | |
Psammophis collaris Gray |
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Ablabes collaris Stoliczka 1871 |
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Polyodontophis collaris Boulenger 1890 |
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Sibynophis collaris Stejneger 1925 |
Remarks:
Some authors regard triangularis as a synonym of collaris (e.g., Morgan 1973; Iskandar & Colijn 2001).
A single record from Kolkata [West Bengal, India] was probably washed down by floods (Whitaker & Captain 2004).
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
Cambodia,
China
(Tibet,
Yunnan),
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Himachal Pradesh,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Sikkim,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Laos,
Malaysia
(West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago]),
Myanmar,
Nepal,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Sibynophis geminatus
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Striped Black-headed Snake, Striped Litter Snake, (Boie's Many-toothed Snake)
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Indonesische Vielzahnnatter
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Stribet Sorthovedsnog
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1826 | |
Coluber geminatus Boie |
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Herpetodryas geminatus Schlegel 1837 |
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Enicognathus geminatus Duméril & Bibron 1854 |
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Polyodontophis geminatus Boulenger 1893 |
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Sibynophis geminatus Barbour 1912 |
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1941 | |
Sibynophis geminatus maculatus Angel |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Bali,
Bangka,
Belitung,
Java,
Kalimantan,
Lombok,
Natuna Islands,
Nias,
Riau Islands,
Siberut,
Sumatra),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia),
Philippines
(Sulu Islands:
Tawi-Tawi).
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Sibynophis melanocephalus
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White-lipped Black-headed Snake, Malayan Black-headed Snake, (Black-headed Collared Snake)
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Schwarzkopf-Vielzahnnatter
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Hvidlæbet Sorthovedsnog
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1835 | |
Lycodon melanocephalus Gray |
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Ablabes melanocephalus Günther 1864 |
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Sibynophis geminatus melanocephalus Bourret 1936 |
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Sibynophis melanocephalus Manthey & Grossmann 1997 |
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1835 | |
Lycodon catenatus Gray (Iskandar & Colijn 2001) |
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1839 | |
Herpetodryas prionotus Cantor (Iskandar & Colijn 2001) |
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1859 | |
Enicognathus javanicus Bleeker (Iskandar & Colijn 2001) |
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1863 | |
Enicognathus ornatus Jan (Iskandar & Colijn 2001) |
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1866 | |
Ablabes flaviceps Günther (Iskandar & Colijn 2001) |
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1927 | |
Sibynophis geminatus insularis Mertens (Iskandar & Colijn 2001) |
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Sibynophis melanocephalus insularis David & Vogel 1996 |
Remarks:
Records from Tawi-Tawi (Sulu Islands, Philippines) refer to geminatus (Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018).
Distribution:
Brunei,
Indonesia
(Bangka,
Belitung,
Java,
Kalimantan,
Nias,
Riau Islands,
Sumatra,
Weh),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Seribuat Archipelago
(incl.
Tioman)]),
Singapore,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Sibynophis sagittarius
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Bengal Black-headed Snake, (Golden Snake, Cantor's Black-headed Snake)
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Bengalische Vielzahnnatter
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Bengalsk Sorthovedsnog
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1839 | |
Calamaria sagittaria Cantor |
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Ablabes sagittarius Günther 1864 |
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Polyodontophis sagittarius Boulenger 1890 |
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Sibynophis sagittarius Smith 1943 |
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1863 | |
Enicognathus braconnieri Jan (Smith 1943) |
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1863 | |
Enicognathus grayi Jan (Smith 1943) |
Remarks:
Previously included subpunctatus.
Not mentioned for Kerala by Palot (2015).
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
India
(Bihar,
Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Jharkhand,
Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Odisha,
Punjab,
Tamil Nadu,
Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Nepal,
Pakistan.
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Sibynophis subpunctatus
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Malabar Black-headed Snake, (Dumeril's Black-headed Snake)
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Malabar-Vielzahnnatter
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Malabar-sorthovedsnog
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1854 | |
Oligodon subpunctatus Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril |
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Polyodontophis subpunctatus Boulenger 1890 |
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Sibynophis subpunctatus Schmidt 1926 |
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1862 | |
Oligodon spinaepunctatus Jan (Smith 1943) |
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1863 | |
Enicognathus humberti Jan (Smith 1943) |
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Sibynophis subpunctatus ceylonicus De Silva |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of sagittarius (e.g., Morgan 1973).
Revalidated by Captain, Gower, David & Bauer (2004).
Claimed to occur in Bangladesh (Whitaker & Captain 2004; repeated by Kumar, Srinivasulu & Prasad 2017), but this report is suspected to refer to sagittarius.
Vyas (2007) still listed subpunctatus as a synonym of sagittarius.
Distribution:
India
(Andhra Pradesh,
Goa,
Gujarat,
Haryana,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Rajasthan,
Tamil Nadu,
Telangana,
Uttar Pradesh),
Sri Lanka.
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Sibynophis triangularis
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Triangled Black-headed Snake, Triangle Many-tooth Snake
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Triangel-Vielzahnnatter
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Triangel-sorthovedsnog
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1958 | |
Sibynophis collaris triangularis Taylor & Elbel |
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Sibynophis triangularis Taylor 1965 |
Remarks:
Synonymized with collaris by Morgan (1973), which was followed by some authors (e.g., Iskandar & Colijn 2001). The taxon is here considered a valid species, following Cox (1991), and David, Cox, Pauwels, Chanhome & Thirakhupt (2004).
Distribution:
Cambodia,
Thailand.
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