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
Xenophidion
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Spiny-jawed Snakes
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Stachelkiefer
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Tornkæbeslanger
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Xenophidion Günther & Manthey (type species: Xenophidion acanthognathus Günther & Manthey 1995) |
Contents:
2 species, both of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
The classification of
Xenophidion
has been confused.
Variously included in
Colubridae (e.g., Günther & Manthey 1995),
Tropidophiidae: subfamily Xenophidioninae (e.g., Zug, Vitt & Caldwell 2001), or
Bolyeriidae (e.g., Grazziotin, Zaher, Ferrarezzi, Klaczko, Bonatto & Wilkinson 2007).
Currently, the genus is assigned to its own family, Xenophidiidae (e.g., Iskandar & Colijn 2001; Pyron, Burbrink & Wiens 2013; Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014).
The genus has also been found in Sumatra, but this report was based on a photo and has not been assigned to species level
(Quah, Grismer, Jetten, Wood, Miralles, Sah, Guek & Brady 2018).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Sumatra),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia).
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Xenophidion acanthognathus
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Bornean Spiny-jawed Snake
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Borneo-Stachelkiefer
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Borneo-tornkæbeslange
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Xenophidion acanthognathus Günther & Manthey |
Distribution:
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak).
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Xenophidion schaeferi
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Selangor Spiny-jawed Snake, Malaysian Spiny-jawed Snake, (Schäfer's Spiny-jawed Snake)
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Malayen-Stachelkiefer
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Selangor-tornkæbeslange
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Xenophidion schaeferi Günther & Manthey |
Distribution:
Malaysia
(West Malaysia).
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