A General List Of Types Of Snakes

A general listing of types of Families of snakes , and approximate numbers for genera and species:

Family Name Common Name Number of Genera Number of Species

Anomalepidae dawn blind snakes 4 15
Typhlopidae blind snakes 6 225
Leptotyphlopidae thread snakes 2 90
Anomochilidae dwarf pipe snakes 1 2
Aniliidae pipe snakes 1 1
Cylindophidae Asian pipe snakes 1 10
Uropeltidae shieldtail snakes 8 45
Loxocemidae Mexican burrowing python 1 1
Xenopeltidae sunbeam snakes 1 1
Boidae boas and pythons 20 65
Boyleriidae Round Island boas 2 2
Tropidophidae dwarf boas 4 20
Acrochordidae file snakes 1 3
Colubridae colubrine snakes 300 2500
Atractaspidae mole vipers 8 60
Viperidae vipers, rattlesnakes 30 230
Elapidae cobras, coral snakes, etc. 50 180
Hydrophiidae sea-snakes 15 60