Higher-level relationships of snakes inferred from four nuclear and mitochondrial genes

N. Vidal, and S. B. Hedges

2002

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Comptes Rendus Biologies 325(9):977-985

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Anomalepididae
• Bolyeriidae
• Calabariidae
• Cylindrophiidae
• Erycidae
• Henophidia
• Loxocemidae
• Pythonidae
• Uropeltidae
• Xenopeltidae

Taxonomy:

• Henophidia belongs to Alethinophidia - Vidal and Hedges (2002)
• Aniliidae belongs to Alethinophidia - Vidal and Hedges (2002)
• Cylindrophiidae belongs to Alethinophidia - Vidal and Hedges (2002)
• Acrochordidae belongs to Caenophidia - Vidal and Hedges (2002)
• Bolyeriidae belongs to Henophidia - Vidal and Hedges (2002)
• Loxocemidae belongs to Henophidia - Vidal and Hedges (2002)
• Xenopeltidae belongs to Henophidia - Vidal and Hedges (2002)
• Pythonidae belongs to Henophidia - Vidal and Hedges (2002)
• Calabariidae belongs to Henophidia - Vidal and Hedges (2002)