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Serpentes

Grass snake, Natrix natrix

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes Linnaeus, 1758

This is a list of snakes by family, subfamily and genus, mostly according to the continuing work of Dr. Roy W. McDiarmid, available through ITIS.^[1] The one exception is the family Colubridae, due to the fact that ITIS information for it is currently incomplete. In this case, taxonomic data from the New Reptile Database was used instead^[2], combined with some information for authorities, years and common names from ITIS.

1 Infraorder Alethinophidia - Nopcsa, 1923
2 Infraorder Scolecophidia - Cope, 1864
3 See also
4 References

Suborder: Serpentes - Linnaeus, 1758

[edit] Infraorder Alethinophidia - Nopcsa, 1923

Family: Acrochordidae - Bonaparte, 1831 -- Wart snakes
- - Genus: Acrochordus - Hornstedt, 1787 -- Java wart snakes
Family: Aniliidae - Stejneger, 1907 -- False coral snakes
- - Genus: Anilius - Oken, 1816 -- Pipe snakes
Family: Anomochilidae - Cundall, Wallach & Rossman, 1993 -- Dwarf pipe snakes
- - Genus: Anomochilus - Berg, 1901 -- Dwarf pipesnakes
Family: Atractaspididae - Günther, 1858 -- Stiletto snakes -- taxa
- - Genus: Amblyodipsas - Peters, 1857
  - Genus: Aparallactus - A. Smith, 1849
  - Genus: Atractaspis - A. Smith, 1849 -- Stiletto snakes
  - Genus: Brachyophis - Mocquard, 1888
  - Genus: Chilorhinophis - Werner, 1907
  - Genus: Elapotinus - Jan, 1862
  - Genus: Hypoptophis - Boulenger, 1896
  - Genus: Macrelaps - Boulenger, 1896
  - Genus: Micrelaps - Boettger, 1880
  - Genus: Poecilopholis - Boulenger, 1903
  - Genus: Polemon - Jan, 1858
  - Genus: Xenocalamus - Günther, 1868
Family: Boidae - Gray, 1825 -- Boas
- Subfamily: Boinae - Gray, 1825 -- Boas -- taxa
  - Genus: Boa - Linnaeus, 1758 -- Boas
  - Genus: Candoia - Gray, 1842 -- Bevel-nosed boas
  - Genus: Corallus - Daudin, 1803 -- Neotropical tree boas
  - Genus: Epicrates - Wagler, 1830 -- West Indian boas
  - Genus: Eunectes - Wagler, 1830 -- Anacondas
- Subfamily: Erycinae - Bonaparte, 1831 -- Old World sand boas -- taxa
  - Genus: Charina - Gray, 1849 -- Rosy boas, rubber boas
  - Genus: Eryx - Daudin, 1803 -- Old World sand boas
  - Genus: Gongylophis - Wagler, 1830
Family: Bolyeriidae - Hoffstetter, 1946 -- Mauritius snakes
- - Genus: Bolyeria - Gray, 1842
  - Genus: Casarea - Gray, 1842
Family: Colubridae - Oppel, 1811 -- Typical snakes
- - Genus: Blythia - Theobold, 1868
  - Genus: Cercaspis
  - Genus: Cyclocorus
  - Genus: Elapoidis - F. Boie, 1827
  - Genus: Gongylosoma
  - Genus: Haplocercus - Günther, 1858
  - Genus: Helophis
  - Genus: Myersophis
  - Genus: Oreocalamus
  - Genus: Poecilopholis
  - Genus: Rhabdops - Boulenger, 1893
  - Genus: Tetralepis - Boettger, 1892
  - Genus: Thermophis
  - Genus: Trachischium - Günther, 1853
- Subfamily: Xenodermatinae
  - Genus: Achalinus
  - Genus: Fimbrios
  - Genus: Oxyrhabdium - Boulenger, 1893
  - Genus: Stoliczkaia
  - Genus: Xenodermus
  - Genus: Xylophis - Beddome, 1878
  - Genus: Pareatinae
  - Genus: Aplopeltura
  - Genus: Asthenodipsas
  - Genus: Pareas
  - Genus: Calamariinae
  - Genus: Calamaria
  - Genus: Calamorhabdium
  - Genus: Collorhabdium
  - Genus: Etheridgeum
  - Genus: Macrocalamus
  - Genus: Pseudorabdion
  - Genus: Rabdion
- Subfamily: Homalopsinae
  - Genus: Bitia - Gray, 1842
  - Genus: Cantoria - Girard, 1857
  - Genus: Cerberus - Cuvier, 1829 -- Dog-faced water snakes
  - Genus: Enhydris - Sonnini & Latreille, 1802
  - Genus: Erpeton - Lacépède, 1800
  - Genus: Fordonia - Gray, 1837
  - Genus: Gerarda - Gray, 1849
  - Genus: Heurnia - Jong, 1926
  - Genus: Homalopsis - Kuhl & Hasselt, 1822
  - Genus: Myron - Gray, 1849
- Subfamily: Homalopsinae - incertae sedis
  - Genus: Brachyorrhos - Kuhl, 1826
- Subfamily: Boodontinae
  - Genus: Bothrolycus
  - Genus: Bothrophthalmus
  - Genus: Chamaelycus
  - Genus: Dendrolycus
  - Genus: Dipsina
  - Genus: Dromophis
  - Genus: Gonionotophis
  - Genus: Grayia
  - Genus: Hormonotus
  - Genus: Lamprophis
  - Genus: Lycodonomorphus
  - Genus: Lycophidion
  - Genus: Macroprotodon
  - Genus: Mehelya
  - Genus: Pseudaspis
  - Genus: Pseudoboodon
  - Genus: Pythonodipsas
  - Genus: Scaphiophis
- Subfamily: Boodontinae - incertae sedis
  - Genus: Buhoma
  - Genus: Duberria
  - Genus: Montaspis
- Subfamily: Pseudoxyrhophiinae
  - Genus: Alluaudina
  - Genus: Compsophis
  - Genus: Ditypophis
  - Genus: Dromicodryas
  - Genus: Exallodontophis
  - Genus: Geodipsas
  - Genus: Heteroliodon
  - Genus: Ithycyphus
  - Genus: Langaha
  - Genus: Leioheterodon
  - Genus: Liophidium
  - Genus: Liopholidophis
  - Genus: Lycodryas
  - Genus: Madagascarophis
  - Genus: Micropisthodon
  - Genus: Pararhadinaea
  - Genus: Brygophis
  - Genus: Pseudoxyrhopus
  - Genus: Stenophis
- Subfamily: Colubrinae
  - Genus: Aeluroglena
  - Genus: Ahaetulla
  - Genus: Argyrogena
  - Genus: Arizona - Kennicott In Baird, 1859 -- Glossy snakes
  - Genus: Bogertophis - Dowling & Price, 1988 -- Desert rat snakes
  - Genus: Boiga - Fitzinger, 1826 -- Boigas, catsnakes
  - Genus: Cemophora - Cope, 1860 -- Scarlet snakes
  - Genus: Chilomeniscus - Cope, 1860 -- Sand snakes
  - Genus: Chionactis - Cope, 1860 -- Shovel-nosed snakes
  - Genus: Chironius
  - Genus: Chrysopelea
  - Genus: Coluber - Linnaeus, 1758 -- Racers
  - Genus: Conopsis - Günther, 1858
  - Genus: Coronella
  - Genus: Crotaphopeltis
  - Genus: Cryptophidion
  - Genus: Cyclophiops
  - Genus: Dasypeltis
  - Genus: Dendrelaphis - Boulenger, 1890 -- Asian tree snakes
  - Genus: Dendrophidion - Fitzinger, 1843
  - Genus: Dinodon
  - Genus: Dipsadoboa
  - Genus: Dispholidus
  - Genus: Dolichophis
  - Genus: Dryadophis - Stuart, 1938
  - Genus: Drymarchon - Fitzinger, 1843 -- Indigo snakes
  - Genus: Drymobius - Fitzinger, 1843 -- Neotropical racers
  - Genus: Drymoluber
  - Genus: Dryocalamus
  - Genus: Dryophiops
  - Genus: Eirenis
  - Genus: Elachistodon
  - Genus: Elaphe - Fitzinger In Wagler, 1833 -- Rat snakes
  - Genus: Ficimia - Gray, 1849 -- Mexican hook-nosed snakes
  - Genus: Gastropyxis
  - Genus: Geagras - Cope, 1876
  - Genus: Gonyophis
  - Genus: Gonyosoma
  - Genus: Gyalopion - Cope, 1860 -- Hook-nosed snakes
  - Genus: Hapsidophrys
  - Genus: Hemerophis
  - Genus: Hemorrhois
  - Genus: Hierophis
  - Genus: Lampropeltis - Fitzinger, 1843 -- Kingsnakes
  - Genus: Leptodrymus
  - Genus: Leptophis - Bell, 1825
  - Genus: Lepturophis
  - Genus: Liopeltis
  - Genus: Lycodon Boie, 1826
  - Genus: Lycognathophis - Boulenger, 1893
  - Genus: Lytorhynchus
  - Genus: Masticophis - Baird & Girard, 1853 -- Racers
  - Genus: Mastigodryas - Amaral, 1935
  - Genus: Meizodon
  - Genus: Oligodon
  - Genus: Opheodrys - Fitzinger, 1843 -- Green snakes
  - Genus: Oxybelis - Wagler, 1830 -- Vine snakes
  - Genus: Philothamnus
  - Genus: Phyllorhynchus - Stejneger, 1890 -- Leaf-nosed snakes
  - Genus: Pituophis - Holbrook, 1842 -- Bullsnakes
  - Genus: Platyceps
  - Genus: Prosymna
  - Genus: Pseudocyclophis
  - Genus: Pseudoficimia - Bocourt, 1883
  - Genus: Pseustes - Fitzinger, 1843
  - Genus: Ptyas
  - Genus: Rhamnophis
  - Genus: Rhinobothryum - Wagler, 1830
  - Genus: Rhinocheilus - Baird & Girard, 1853 -- Long-nosed snakes
  - Genus: Rhynchocalamus
  - Genus: Rhynchophis
  - Genus: Salvadora - Baird & Girard, 1853 -- Patch-nosed snakes
  - Genus: Scaphiodontophis - Taylor & Smith, 1943
  - Genus: Scolecophis
  - Genus: Senticolis - Dowling & Fries, 1987 -- Green ratsnakes
  - Genus: Sibynophis
  - Genus: Simophis - Peters, 1860
  - Genus: Sonora - Baird & Girard, 1853 -- North American ground snakes
  - Genus: Spalerosophis
  - Genus: Spilotes - Wagler, 1830
  - Genus: Stegonotus
  - Genus: Stenorrhina - Duméril, 1853
  - Genus: Stilosoma - Brown, 1890 -- Short-tailed snakes
  - Genus: Symphimus - Cope, 1870
  - Genus: Sympholis - Cope, 1862
  - Genus: Tantilla - Baird & Girard, 1853 -- Black-headed snakes
  - Genus: Tantillita - Smith, 1941
  - Genus: Telescopus
  - Genus: Thelotornis
  - Genus: Thrasops
  - Genus: Trimorphodon - Cope, 1861 -- Lyre snakes
  - Genus: Xenelaphis
  - Genus: Xyelodontophis
- Subfamily: Psammophiinae
  - Genus: Hemirhagerrhis
  - Genus: Malpolon
  - Genus: Mimophis
  - Genus: Psammophis
  - Genus: Psammophylax
  - Genus: Rhamphiophis
- Subfamily: Natricinae
  - Genus: Adelophis - Dugès, 1879
  - Genus: Afronatrix - Rossman & Eberle, 1977
  - Genus: Amphiesma - Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
  - Genus: Amphiesmoides - Malnate, 1961
  - Genus: Anoplohydrus - Werner, 1909
  - Genus: Aspidura - Wagler, 1830
  - Genus: Atretium - Cope, 1861
  - Genus: Balanophis - H.M. Smith, 1938
  - Genus: Clonophis - Cope, 1889 -- Kirtland's snakes
  - Genus: Hologerrhum
  - Genus: Hydrablabes
  - Genus: Hydraethiops - Günther, 1872
  - Genus: Iguanognathus - Boulenger, 1898
  - Genus: Macropisthodon - Boulenger, 1893
  - Genus: Natrix - Laurenti, 1768
  - Genus: Nerodia - Baird & Girard, 1853 -- North American water snakes
  - Genus: Opisthotropis - Günther, 1872
  - Genus: Parahelicops
  - Genus: Pararhabdophis - Bourret, 1934
  - Genus: Regina - Baird & Girard, 1853 -- Crayfish snakes
  - Genus: Rhabdophis - Fitzinger, 1843
  - Genus: Seminatrix - Cope, 1895 -- Swamp snakes
  - Genus: Sinonatrix - Rossman and Eberle, 1977
  - Genus: Storeria - Baird & Girard, 1853 -- Brown-bellied snakes
  - Genus: Thamnophis - Fitzinger, 1843 -- Garter snakes, ribbon snakes
  - Genus: Tropidoclonion - Cope, 1860 -- Lined snakes
  - Genus: Tropidonophis - Jan, 1863
  - Genus: Virginia - Baird & Girard, 1853 -- Earth snakes
- Subfamily: Natricinae - incertae sedis
  - Genus: Amplorhinus
  - Genus: Limnophis - Günther, 1865
  - Genus: Natriciteres - Loveridge, 1953
  - Genus: Psammodynastes
  - Genus: Xenochrophis - Günther, 1864
- Subfamily: Pseudoxenodontinae
  - Genus: Plagiopholis
  - Genus: Pseudoxenodon
- Subfamily: Dipsadinae
  - Genus: Adelphicos - Jan, 1862
  - Genus: Amastridium - Cope, 1861
  - Genus: Atractus - Wagler, 1828
  - Genus: Chersodromus - Reinhardt, 1860
  - Genus: Coniophanes - Hallowell In Cope, 1860 -- Black-striped snakes
  - Genus: Cryophis - Bogert & Duellman, 1963
  - Genus: Dipsas - Laurenti, 1768
  - Genus: Eridiphas - Leviton & Tanner, 1960
  - Genus: Geophis - Wagler, 1830
  - Genus: Hypsiglena - Cope, 1860 -- Night snakes
  - Genus: Imantodes - Duméril, 1853
  - Genus: Leptodeira - Fitzinger, 1843 -- Cat-eyed snakes
  - Genus: Ninia - Baird & Girard, 1853
  - Genus: Pliocercus
  - Genus: Pseudoleptodeira - Taylor, 1939
  - Genus: Rhadinaea - Cope, 1863 -- Woodland snakes
  - Genus: Sibon - Fitzinger, 1826
  - Genus: Sibynomorphus - Fitzinger, 1843
  - Genus: Tretanorhinus - Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
  - Genus: Trimetopon - Cope, 1885
  - Genus: Tropidodipsas
  - Genus: Urotheca - Bibron, 1843
- Subfamily: Dipsadinae - incertae sedis
  - Genus: Carphophis - Gervais, 1843 -- Worm snakes
  - Genus: Contia - Baird & Girard, 1853 -- Sharp-tailed snakes
  - Genus: Crisantophis - Villa, 1971
  - Genus: Diadophis - Baird & Girard, 1853 -- Ring-necked snakes
  - Genus: Diaphorolepis - Jan, 1863
  - Genus: Echinanthera - Cope, 1894
  - Genus: Emmochliophis - Fritts & Smith, 1969
  - Genus: Enuliophis
  - Genus: Enulius - Cope, 1871
  - Genus: Hydromorphus - Peters, 1859
  - Genus: Nothopsis - Cope, 1871
  - Genus: Rhadinophanes - Myers & Campbell, 1981
  - Genus: Synophis - Peracca, 1896
  - Genus: Taeniophallus
  - Genus: Tantalophis - Duellman, 1958
  - Genus: Xenopholis - Peters, 1866
- Subfamily: Xenodontinae
  - Genus: Alsophis - Fitzinger, 1843 -- West Indian Racers
  - Genus: Antillophis - Maglio, 1970
  - Genus: Apostolepis - Cope, 1862
  - Genus: Arrhyton - Günther, 1858 -- West Indian garden snakes
  - Genus: Boiruna
  - Genus: Clelia - Fitzinger, 1826
  - Genus: Conophis - Peters, 1860
  - Genus: Darlingtonia - Cochran, 1935
  - Genus: Ditaxodon - Hoge, 1958
  - Genus: Drepanoides - Dunn, 1928
  - Genus: Elapomorphus - Wiegmann, 1843
  - Genus: Erythrolamprus - Wagler, 1830 -- Coral snake mimics
  - Genus: Farancia - Gray, 1842 -- Mud snakes
  - Genus: Helicops - Wagler, 1830
  - Genus: Heterodon - Latreille In Sonnini & Latreille, 1801 -- North American hog-nosed snakes
  - Genus: Hydrodynastes - Fitzinger, 1843
  - Genus: Hydrops - Wagler, 1830
  - Genus: Hypsirhynchus - Günther, 1858
  - Genus: Ialtris - Cope, 1862
  - Genus: Liophis - Wagler, 1830
  - Genus: Lystrophis - Cope, 1885
  - Genus: Manolepis - Cope, 1885
  - Genus: Oxyrhopus - Wagler, 1830
  - Genus: Phalotris
  - Genus: Philodryas - Wagler, 1830
  - Genus: Phimophis - Cope, 1860
  - Genus: Pseudablabes - Boulenger, 1896
  - Genus: Pseudoboa - Schneider, 1801
  - Genus: Pseudoeryx - Fitzinger, 1826
  - Genus: Psomophis
  - Genus: Rhachidelus - Boulenger, 1908
  - Genus: Saphenophis - Myers, 1972
  - Genus: Siphlophis - Fitzinger, 1843
  - Genus: Tropidodryas - Fitzinger, 1843
  - Genus: Umbrivaga - Roze, 1964
  - Genus: Uromacer - Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
  - Genus: Uromacerina - Amaral, 1929
  - Genus: Waglerophis - Romano & Hoge, 1973
  - Genus: Xenodon - F. Boie, 1827
  - Genus: Xenoxybelis
- Tribe: Tachymenini
  - Genus: Calamodontophis - Amaral, 1963
  - Genus: Gomesophis - Hoge & Mertens, 1959
  - Genus: Pseudotomodon - Koslowsky, 1896
  - Genus: Ptychophis - Gomes, 1915
  - Genus: Tachymenis - Wiegmann, 1835
  - Genus: Thamnodynastes - Wagler, 1830
  - Genus: Tomodon - Duméril & Bibron, 1853
- Subfamily: Xenodontinae - incertae sedis
  - Genus: Cercophis - Fitzinger, 1843
  - Genus: Lioheterophis - Amaral, 1935
  - Genus: Sordellina - Proctor, 1923
Family: Cylindrophiidae - Fitzinger, 1843 -- Asian pipe snakes
- - Genus: Cylindrophis - Wagler, 1828 -- Asian pipe snakes
Family: Elapidae - F. Boie, 1827 -- Elapids
- - Genus: Acalyptophis - Boulenger, 1869
  - Genus: Acanthophis - Daudin, 1803
  - Genus: Aipysurus - Lacépède, 1804
  - Genus: Aspidelaps - Fitzinger, 1843
  - Genus: Aspidomorphus - Fitzinger, 1843
  - Genus: Astrotia - Fischer, 1855
  - Genus: Austrelaps - Worrell, 1963
  - Genus: Boulengerina - Dollo, 1886
  - Genus: Bungarus - Daudin, 1803
  - Genus: Cacophis - Günther, 1863
  - Genus: Calliophis - Gray, 1834
  - Genus: Demansia - Gray, 1842
  - Genus: Dendroaspis - Schlegel, 1848
  - Genus: Denisonia - Krefft, 1869
  - Genus: Drysdalia - Worrell, 1961
  - Genus: Echiopsis - Fitzinger, 1843
  - Genus: Elapognathus - Boulenger, 1896
  - Genus: Elapsoidea - Bocage, 1866
  - Genus: Emydocephalus - Krefft, 1869
  - Genus: Enhydrina - Gray, 1849
  - Genus: Ephalophis - M.A. Smith, 1931
  - Genus: Furina - Duméril, 1853
  - Genus: Hemachatus - Fleming, 1822
  - Genus: Hemiaspis - Fitzinger, 1861
  - Genus: Hemibungarus - Peters, 1862
  - Genus: Homoroselaps - Jan, 1858
  - Genus: Hoplocephalus - Wagler, 1830
  - Genus: Hydrelaps - Boulenger, 1896
  - Genus: Hydrophis - Latreille In Sonnini & Latreille, 1801
  - Genus: Kerilia - Gray, 1849
  - Genus: Kolpophis - M.A. Smith, 1926
  - Genus: Lapemis - Gray, 1835
  - Genus: Laticauda - Laurenti, 1768 -- Sea kraits
  - Genus: Leptomicrurus - Schmidt, 1937
  - Genus: Loveridgelaps - McDowell, 1970
  - Genus: Micropechis - Boulenger, 1896
  - Genus: Micruroides - Schmidt, 1928 -- Sonoran coral snakes
  - Genus: Micrurus - Wagler, 1824 -- American coral snakes
  - Genus: Naja - Laurenti, 1768
  - Genus: Notechis - Boulenger, 1896
  - Genus: Ogmodon - Peters, 1864
  - Genus: Ophiophagus - Günther, 1864
  - Genus: Oxyuranus - Kinghorn, 1923
  - Genus: Parahydrophis - Burger & Natsuno, 1974
  - Genus: Paranaja - Loveridge, 1944
  - Genus: Parapistoclamus - Roux, 1934
  - Genus: Pelamis - Daudin, 1803 -- Yellow-bellied sea snake
  - Genus: Praescutata - Wall, 1921
  - Genus: Pseudechis - Wagler, 1830
  - Genus: Pseudohaje - Günther, 1858
  - Genus: Pseudonaja - Günther, 1858
  - Genus: Rhinoplocephalus - Müller, 1885
  - Genus: Salomonelaps - McDowell, 1970
  - Genus: Simoselaps - Jan, 1859
  - Genus: Sinomicrurus - Slowinski et al., 2001
  - Genus: Suta - Worrell, 1961
  - Genus: Thalassophis - P. Schmidt, 1852
  - Genus: Toxicocalamus - Boulenger, 1896
  - Genus: Tropidechis - Günther, 1863
  - Genus: Vermicella - Gray In Günther, 1858
  - Genus: Walterinnesia - Lataste, 1887
Family: Loxocemidae - Cope, 1861 -- Mexican burrowing python
- - Genus: Loxocemus - Cope, 1861 -- Mexican burrowing python
Family: Pythonidae - Fitzinger, 1826 -- Pythons -- taxa, synonyms, common names
- - Genus: Antaresia - Wells & Wellington, 1984
  - Genus: Apodora - Kluge, 1993
  - Genus: Aspidites - Peters, 1877
  - Genus: Bothrochilus - Fitzinger, 1843
  - Genus: Leiopython - Hubrecht, 1879
  - Genus: Liasis - Gray, 1842
  - Genus: Morelia - Gray, 1842
  - Genus: Python - Daudin, 1803 -- Pythons
Family: Tropidophiidae - Brongersma, 1951 -- Dwarf boas -- taxa, synonyms, common names
- - Genus: Exiliboa - Bogert, 1968
  - Genus: Trachyboa - Peters, 1860
  - Genus: Tropidophis - Bibron In Sagra, 1843 -- Dwarf boas
  - Genus: Ungaliophis - Müller, 1880
Family: Uropeltidae - Müller, 1832 -- Shield-tailed snakes -- taxa, synonyms, common names
- - Genus: Brachyophidium - Wall, 1921
  - Genus: Melanophidium - Günther, 1864
  - Genus: Platyplectrurus - Günther, 1868
  - Genus: Plectrurus - Duméril, 1851
  - Genus: Pseudotyphlops - Schlegel, 1839
  - Genus: Rhinophis - Hemprich, 1820
  - Genus: Teretrurus - Beddome, 1886
  - Genus: Uropeltis - Cuvier, 1829
Family: Viperidae - Oppel, 1811 -- Vipers
- Subfamily: Azemiopinae - Liem, Marx & Rabb, 1971 -- Fae's viper
  - Genus: Azemiops - Boulenger, 1888 -- Fae's viper
- Subfamily: Causinae - Cope, 1859 -- Night adders -- synonyms, common names
  - Genus: Causus - Wagler, 1830 -- Night adders
- Subfamily: Crotalinae - Oppel, 1811 -- Pitvipers -- taxa, synonyms, common names
  - Genus: Agkistrodon - Palisot de Beauvois, 1799 -- Moccasins
  - Genus: Atropoides - Werman, 1992 -- Jumping vipers
  - Genus: Bothriechis - Peters, 1859 -- Palm vipers
  - Genus: Bothriopsis - Peters, 1861 -- Forest vipers
  - Genus: Bothrops - Wagler, 1824 -- Lanceheads -- synonyms, common names
  - Genus: Calloselasma - Cope, 1860 -- Malayan pit viper
  - Genus: Cerrophidion - Campbell & Lamar, 1992 -- Montane pit vipers
  - Genus: Crotalus - Linnaeus, 1758 -- Rattlesnakes -- synonyms, common names
  - Genus: Deinagkistrodon - Gloyd, 1979 -- Hundred-pace viper
  - Genus: Gloydius - Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981
  - Genus: Hypnale - Fitzinger, 1843 -- Humpnose vipers
  - Genus: Lachesis - Daudin, 1803 -- Bushmasters
  - Genus: Ophryacus - Cope, 1887 -- Mexican horned pitvipers
  - Genus: Ovophis - Burger, 1981 -- Asian mountain pitvipers
  - Genus: Porthidium - Cope, 1871 -- Hognose pit vipers
  - Genus: Sistrurus - Garman, 1883 -- Ground rattlesnakes
  - Genus: Trimeresurus - Lacépède, 1804 -- Asian pitvipers -- synonyms, common names
  - Genus: Tropidolaemus - Wagler, 1830 -- Temple vipers
- Subfamily: Viperinae - Oppel, 1811 -- Pitless vipers -- taxa, synonyms, common names
  - Genus: Adenorhinos - Marx & Rabb, 1965 -- Uzungwe viper
  - Genus: Atheris - Cope, 1862 -- Bush vipers
  - Genus: Bitis - Gray, 1842 -- Puff adders
  - Genus: Cerastes - Laurenti, 1768 -- Horned vipers
  - Genus: Daboia - Gray, 1842 -- Russell's viper
  - Genus: Echis - Merrem, 1820 -- Saw-scaled vipers, carpet vipers
  - Genus: Eristicophis - Alcock & Finn, 1897 -- McMahon's viper
  - Genus: Macrovipera - Reuss, 1927 -- Large Palearctic vipers
  - Genus: Montatheris - Broadley, 1996 -- Kenya mountain viper
  - Genus: Proatheris - Broadley, 1996 -- Lowland viper
  - Genus: Pseudocerastes - Boulenger, 1896 -- False horned vipers
  - Genus: Vipera - Laurenti, 1768 -- Palearctic vipers
Family: Xenopeltidae - Bonaparte, 1845 -- Sunbeam snakes
- - Genus: Xenopeltis - Reinwardt, 1827

[edit] Infraorder Scolecophidia - Cope, 1864

Family: Anomalepididae - Taylor, 1939 -- Primitive blind snakes -- taxa, synonyms, common names
- - Genus: Anomalepis - Jan, 1860
  - Genus: Helminthophis - Peters, 1860
  - Genus: Liotyphlops - Peters, 1881
  - Genus: Typhlophis - Fitzinger, 1843
Family: Leptotyphlopidae - Stejneger, 1892 -- Slender blind snakes -- taxa, synonyms, common names
- - Genus: Leptotyphlops - Fitzinger, 1843 -- Slender blind snakes
  - Genus: Rhinoleptus - Orejas-Miranda, Roux-Estève & Guibé, 1970
Family: Typhlopidae - Merrem, 1820 -- Typical blind snakes -- taxa, synonyms, common names
- - Genus: Acutotyphlops - Wallach, 1995
  - Genus: Cyclotyphlops - Bosch and Ineich, 1994
  - Genus: Ramphotyphlops - Fitzinger, 1843 -- Long-tailed blind snakes
  - Genus: Rhinotyphlops - Fitzinger, 1843
  - Genus: Typhlops - Oppel, 1811 -- Blind snakes -- synonyms, common names
  - Genus: Xenotyphlops - Wallach & Ineich, 1996