Uropeltoidea

The Uropeltoidea, also known as uropeltoid snakes, are a superfamily of snakes that contains uropeltids (family Uropeltidae) and Asian pipesnakes (families Cylindrophiidae and Anomochilidae).

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Parent taxon: Q122422
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taxon name: Uropeltoidea
taxon rank: superfamily

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The Uropeltoidea, also known as uropeltoid snakes, are a superfamily of snakes that contains uropeltids (family Uropeltidae) and Asian pipesnakes (families Cylindrophiidae and Anomochilidae).

As of 2018, Uropeltoidea contains 97 species, including the eponymous shield-tail snakes (genus Uropeltis with 26 species) and their relatives (68 species in six other genera), 14 species of Asian pipesnakes (genus Cylindrophis), and three species of dwarf pipesnakes (genus Anomochilus).

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