Subfamily

Colubrinae (Colubrine snakes)

Coluber constrictor. Photo: (c) Josh Vandermeulen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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The Colubrinae are a subfamily of the family Colubridae of snakes. It includes numerous genera, and although taxonomic sources often disagree on the exact number, The Reptile Database lists 698 species in 97 genera as of May 2018. It is the second largest subfamily of colubrids, after Dipsadinae. Many of the most commonly known snakes are members of this subfamily, including rat snakes, king snakes, milk snakes, vine snakes, and indigo snakes.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Reptilia (Reptiles)
        Order: Squamata (Snakes and lizards)
        Suborder: Serpentes (Snakes)
        Family: Colubridae (Colubrid snakes)
        Subfamily: Colubrinae (Colubrine snakes)
        Genus: Coluber (North american racers) (2)
        Genus: Lampropeltis (Kingsnakes and milk snakes) (2)
        Genus: Pituophis (Pine, gopher, and bullsnakes) (2)

Subtaxa

Genus: Coluber (North american racers)

Genus: Lampropeltis (Kingsnakes and milk snakes)

Genus: Pituophis (Pine, gopher, and bullsnakes)

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