Henophidia
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Henophidia is a superfamily that contains boas, pythons and other "primitive" snakes of the suborder Serpentes.
Families
- Aniliidae (coral pipe snakes and pipe snakes)
- Anomochilidae (dwarf pipe snakes)
- Boidae (boas and pythons)
- Bolyeriidae (Round Island boas)
- Cylindrophiidae (Asian pipe snakes)
- Loxocemidae (Mexican burrowing snake)
- Tropidophiidae (dwarf boas)
- Uropeltidae (shield-tailed snakes and short-tail snakes)
- Xenopeltidae (sunbeam snakes)
