Alethinophidia Temporal range: Late Cretaceous to Recent |
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Grass snake, Natrix natrix | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Infraorder: |
Alethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923 |
The Alethinophidia are an infraorder of snakes that includes all snakes other than blind snakes and thread snakes. Currently, 15 families are recognized, including 9 subfamilies and 316 genera.