Family HOMALOPSIDAE Jan, 1853
Introduction
Long regarded as a subfamily of Colubridae recent studies have demonstrated that the group is quite distinct from the colubrids and warrants recognition at the family level (see Lawson et al. 2005, Murphy, 2011, and Pyron et al. 2011).
General References
Günther, A. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. London : Royal Society xxvii 444 pp. [275] (Homalopsidae)
Lawson, R., Slowinski, J.B., Crother, B.I. & Burbrink, F.T. 2005. Phylogeny of the Colubroidea (Serpentes): New evidence from mitochondrial and nuclear genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37: 581–601 [598]
Murphy, J.C. 2011. The nomenclature and systematics of some Australasian homalopsid snakes (Squamata: Serpentes: Homalopsidae). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 59(2): 229-236
Pyron, R.A., Burbrink, F.T., Colli, G.R., Montes de Oca, A.N., Vitt, L.J., Kuczynski, C.A. & Wiens, J.J. 2011. The phylogeny of advanced snakes (Colubroidea), with discovery of a new subfamily and comparison of support methods for likelihood trees. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 58(2): 329–342 [Date published online 11 Nov 2010]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERPENTES | 28-Nov-2022 | ADDED |