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Sunbeam Snakes

Xenopeltidae Bonaparte 1845

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Xenopeltidae Bonaparte 1845
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Xenopeltidae
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Xenopeltidae
Recognized by AnAge articles, ReptileDB, Cambodia Species List, Laos Species List, Malaysia Species List, Myanmar Species List, Philippines Species List, Singapore Species List, Thailand Species List, Vietnam Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Pacific Species List, Furui 2020, and United States Species List
Xenopeltidae Bonaparte 1845
Family recognized by Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Xenopeltidae
Harvest ancestor according to Wildfinder (WWF), GBIF nat'l node type records Netherlands, IUCN, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, Anderson and Wiens 2017, TreatmentBank, and Global Biotic Interactions

Common Names

English

sunbeam snakes preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa

Japanese

サンビームヘビ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and admin

Curated hierarchies for Xenopeltidae Bonaparte 1845

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Xenopeltidae Bonaparte 1845 (this page)
Xenopeltis Boie 1827
Acrochordidae Bonaparte 1831
Aniliidae Stejneger 1907
Anomochilidae Cundall, Wallach & Rossman 1993
Boidae Gray 1825
Bolyeriidae Hoffstetter 1946
Calabariidae Gray 1858
Candoiidae Pyron, Reynolds & Burbrink 2014
Charinidae Gray 1849
Colubridae Oppel 1811
Cylindrophiidae Fitzinger 1843
Elapidae
Erycidae Bonaparte 1831
Homalopsidae Bonaparte 1845
Lamprophiidae Fitzinger 1843
Loxocemidae Cope 1861
Pareidae Romer 1956
Pythonidae Fitzinger 1826
Sanziniidae Romer 1956
Tropidophiidae Brongersma 1951
Uropeltidae Müller 1832
Viperidae Oppel 1811
Xenodermidae Cope 1900
Xenophidiidae Wallach & Günther 1998

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Squamata
Pythonoidea
Xenopeltidae (this page)
Xenopeltis
Loxocemidae
Pythonidae

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Xenopeltidae Bonaparte 1845 (this page)
Xenopeltis Boie 1827
Acrochordidae Bonaparte 1831
Aniliidae Stejneger 1907
Anomochilidae Cundall, Wallach & Rossman 1993
Boidae Gray 1825
Bolyeriidae Hoffstetter 1946
Calabariidae Gray 1858
Candoiidae Pyron, Reynolds & Burbrink 2014
Charinidae Gray 1849
Colubridae Oppel 1811
Cylindrophiidae Fitzinger 1843
Elapidae
Erycidae Bonaparte 1831
Homalopsidae Bonaparte 1845
Lamprophiidae Fitzinger 1843
Loxocemidae Cope 1861
Pareidae Romer 1956
Pythonidae Fitzinger 1826
Sanziniidae Romer 1956
Tropidophiidae Brongersma 1951
Uropeltidae Müller 1832
Viperidae Oppel 1811
Xenodermidae Cope 1900
Xenophidiidae Wallach & Günther 1998

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Xenopeltidae (this page)
Xenopeltis
Acrochordidae
Aniliidae
Anomalepididae
Anomalophiidae
Anomochilidae
Boidae
Bolyeriidae
Colubridae
Cylindrophiidae
Dinilysiidae
Elapidae
Gerrhopilidae
Homalopsidae
Lamprophiidae
Leptotyphlopidae
Loxocemidae
Madtsoiidae
Nigerophiidae
Pachyophiidae
Palaeophiidae
Pareatidae
Pythonidae
Russelophiidae
Simoliophiidae
Tropidophiidae
Typhlopidae
Uropeltidae
Viperidae
Xenodermatidae
Xenophidiidae
Xenotyphlopidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Xenopeltidae Bonaparte 1845 (this page)
Xenopeltis Boie 1827
Acrochordidae Bonaparte 1831
Aniliidae Stejneger 1907
Anomochilidae Cundall, Wallach & Rossman 1993
Boidae Gray 1825
Bolyeriidae Hoffstetter 1946
Calabariidae Gray 1858
Candoiidae Pyron, Reynolds & Burbrink 2014
Charinidae Gray 1849
Colubridae Oppel 1811
Cylindrophiidae Fitzinger 1843
Elapidae
Erycidae Bonaparte 1831
Homalopsidae Bonaparte 1845
Lamprophiidae Fitzinger 1843
Loxocemidae Cope 1861
Pareidae Romer 1956
Pythonidae Fitzinger 1826
Sanziniidae Romer 1956
Tropidophiidae Brongersma 1951
Uropeltidae Müller 1832
Viperidae Oppel 1811
Xenodermidae Cope 1900
Xenophidiidae Wallach & Günther 1998

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Xenopeltidae (this page)
Xenopeltis Reinwardt 1827
Aigialosauridae
Aiolosaurus Gao & Norell 2000
Altanteius Alifanov 1993
Anchaurosaurus Keqin & Lianhai 1995
Anomalepididae
Anomalophiidae
Anqingosaurus Hou 1976
Aphanizocnemus Dal Sasso & Pinna 1997
Araeosaurus Seeley 1881
Ardeosauridae
Arretosauridae
Baabdasaurus Arnold, Azar, Ineich & Nel 2002
Balnealacerta Evans 1998
Barungoia Alifanov 1993
Bavarisauridae
Bellairsia Evans 1998
Bharatagama Evans, Prasad & Manhas 2002
Bipedidae
Boidae
Bolyeriidae
Bothriagenys Nydam 2002
Carlesia von Huene 1931
Carolinidae
Chamaeleontidae
Conantophis Holman & Harrison 2000
Cretagama Alifanov 1996
Crotalidae
Cuencasaurus Richter 1994
Dimekodontosaurus Nydam 2002
Dinilysiidae
Diplodactylidae
Dipsadidae
Dolichosauridae
Dzhadochtosaurus Alifanov 1993
Erycidae
Eublepharidae
Flaviagama Alifanov 1989
Gobekko Borsuk-Bialynicka 1990
Goinophis Holman 1976
Gurvansaurus Alifanov 1993
Gymnophthalmidae
Headonophis Holman 1993
Hodzhakulia Nessov 1985
Hoplocercidae
Hoyalacerta Evans & Barbadillo 1999
Huehuecuetzpalli Reynoso 1998
Hydrophiidae
Hymenosaurus Gao & Norell 2000
Hyporhinidae
Isodontosauridae
Jeholacerta Ji & Ren 1999
Kuehneosauridae
Lacertipus Haubold 1971
Lanthonotidae
Lapparantophiidae
Lapparentopheidae
Laticaudidae
Leiosauridae
Litakis Estes 1964
Loxocemidae
Macrocephalosauridae
Madtsoiidae
Mimeosaurus Gilmore 1943
Morunasius Alifanov 1996
Mosasauridae
Myrmecodaptria Gao & Norell 2000
Oligodontosauridae
Olindalacerta Evans & Yabumoto 1998
Ornatocephalus Weber 2004
Oxiella Evans 1998
Pachygenys Gao & Cheng 1999
Pachyophiidae
Paliguanidae
Paramacellodidae
Parameiva Alifanov 1993
Parasaniwidae
Parasaurillus Evans & Searle 2002
Paravaranidae
Pareidae
Parmeosaurus Gao & Norell 2000
Parviraptor Evans 1994
Phrynosomimus Alifanov 1996
Polrussia Borsuk-Bialynicka & Alifanov 1991
Procerophis Rage, Folie, Rana, Singh, Rose & Smith 2008
Prodenteia Alifanov 1993
Protagras Cope 1872
Pythonidae
Russelophiidae
Sakurasaurus Evans & Manabe 1999
Saurosternidae
Scandensia Evans & Barbadillo 1998
Stypodontosaurus Gao & Fox 1996
Tarratosaurus Broschinski & Sigogneau-Russell 1996
Teilhardosaurus Shikama 1942
Tepexisaurus Reynoso & Callison 2000
Tethysaurus Bardet, Suberbiola & Jalil 2003
Thaumastophis Rage, Folie, Rana, Singh, Rose & Smith 2008
Trogonophidae
Vectophis Rage & Ford 1980
Xenodermidae
186 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Squamata Oppel 1811
Serpentes Linnaeus 1758
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Xenopeltidae Bonaparte 1845 (this page)
Xenopeltis F. Boie 1827
Acrochordidae Bonaparte 1831
Aniliidae Stejneger 1907
Anomochilidae Cundall, Wallach & Rossman 1993
Boidae Gray 1825
Bolyeriidae Hoffstetter 1946
Calabariidae Gray 1858
Candoiidae Pyron, Reynolds & Burbrink 2014
Charinidae Gray 1849
Colubridae Oppel 1811
Cylindrophiidae Fitzinger 1843
Elapidae F. Boie 1827
Erycidae Bonaparte 1831
Homalopsidae Bonaparte 1845
Lamprophiidae Fitzinger 1843
Loxocemidae Cope 1861
Pareidae Romer 1956
Pythonidae Fitzinger 1826
Sanziniidae Romer 1956
Tropidophiidae Brongersma 1951
Uropeltidae Müller 1832
Viperidae Oppel 1811
Xenodermidae Cope 1900
Xenophidiidae Wallach & Günther 1998

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Xenopeltidae (this page)
Xenopeltis hainanensis Hu & Zhao 1972
Xenopeltis unicolor Reinwardt ex Boie 1827
Acrochordidae
Agamidae
Amphisbaenidae
Anguidae
Aniliidae
Anniellidae
Anomalepididae
Anomochilidae
Atractaspididae
Bipedidae
Boidae
Bolyeridae
Calamariidae
Carphodactylidae
Chamaeleonidae
Colubridae
Cordylidae
Corytophanidae
Crotaphytidae
Cyclocoridae
Cylindrophiidae
Dactyloidae
Dibamidae
Diplodactylidae
Dipsadidae
Elapidae
Eublepharidae
Gekkonidae
Gerrhopilidae
Gerrhosauridae
Grayiidae
Gymnophthalmidae
Helodermatidae
Homalopsidae
Hoplocercidae
Iguanidae
Lacertidae
Lamprophiidae
Lanthanotidae
Leiosauridae
Leptotyphlopidae
Liolaemidae
Loxocemidae
Natricidae
Opluridae
Pareidae
Phrynosomatidae
Phyllodactylidae
Polychrotidae
Prosymnidae
Psammophiidae
Pseudaspididae
Pseudoxenodontidae
Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Pygopodidae
Pythonidae
Rhineuridae
Scincidae
Shinisauridae
Sibynophiidae
Sphaerodactylidae
Teiidae
Trogonophidae
Tropidophiidae
Tropiduridae
Typhlopidae
Uropeltidae
Varanidae
Viperidae
Xantusiidae
Xenodermidae
Xenophiidae
Xenosauridae

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Bifurcata
Unidentata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Serpentes
Henophidia
Xenopeltidae (this page)
Xenopeltis
Aniliidae
Anomochilidae
Boidae
Bolyeridae
Cylindrophiidae
Loxocemidae
Pythonidae
Tropidophiidae
Uropeltidae

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Ophidia
Serpentes
Alethinophidia
Xenopeltidae (this page)
Xenopeltis
Aniliidae
Anilioidea
Anomochilidae
Bolyeriidae
Booidea
Caenophidia
Calabariidae
Charinidae
Colombophis
Cylindrophiidae
Loxocemidae
Natricidae
Nigerophiidae
Pythonidae
Pythonoidea
Simoliopheoidea
Tropidophiidae
Uropeltidae
Xenophiidae
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