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Family: Colubridae (typical snakes)
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(snakes)
This family consists of 12 subfamilies and roughly 223
genera which together make up two thirds of all the snake species in
the world.
Subfamilies native to southern Africa
Boodontinae
Comprises most commonly encountered snakes in southern Africa. |
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Colubrinae (colubrine
snakes)
The largest subfamily represented by nine genera. |
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Natricinae (Old World water snakes)
Consists of two genera comprising three species. |
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Psammophinae (sand snakes
and relatives)
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