Sibynophis is a genus of nonvenomous colubrid snakes, commonly called many-toothed snakes, which together with Scaphiodontophis make up the subfamily Sibynophiinae.
Species
The following nine species are recognized.
- Sibynophis bistrigatus <small>(Günther, 1868)</small> â Günther's many-toothed snake
- Sibynophis bivittatus <small>(Boulenger, 1894)</small> â white-striped snake
- Sibynophis chinensis <small>(Günther, 1889)</small> â Chinese many-toothed snake
- Sibynophis collaris <small>(Gray, 1853)</small> â common many-toothed snake
- Sibynophis geminatus <small>(H. Boie, 1826)</small> â Boie's many-toothed snake
- Sibynophis melanocephalus <small>(Gray, 1835)</small> â black-headed collared snake, Malayan many-toothed snake
- Sibynophis sagittarius <small>(Cantor, 1839)</small> â Cantor's black-headed snake
- Sibynophis subpunctatus <small>(A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A. Duméril, 1854)</small> â Duméril's black-headed snake, Jerdon's many-toothed snake
- Sibynophis triangularis <small>Taylor, 1965</small> â triangle many-tooth snake, triangulate collared snake
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