Xylophis

Xylophis
Xylophis mosaicus from Munnar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pareidae
Subfamily: Xylophiinae
Deepak, Ruane & Gower, 2019[1]
Genus: Xylophis
Beddome, 1878
Type species
Geophis stenorhynchus
Günther, 1875

Xylophis is a small genus of snakes in the family Pareidae. The genus contains five species, all of which are endemic to the Western Ghats in southern India.[2][3] They constitute the monotypic subfamily Xylophiinae. They are the only pareid snakes found in India and the only snakes in the family found outside Southeast Asia.[1]

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