Xenodon | |
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Xenodon merremi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Dipsadidae |
Subfamily: | Xenodontinae |
Genus: |
Xenodon H. Boie, 1826 |
Xenodon is a genus of snakes of the family Dipsadidae.
Snakes in the genus Xenodon prey almost exclusively on toads.
The following 12 species are recognized as being valid.
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Xenodon.