Henophidia

Taxobox
name = Henophidia


image_caption = Indian python, "Python molurus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Serpentes
superfamilia = Henophidia
subdivision_ranks = Families

Henophidia is a superfamily of the suborder Serpentes (snakes) that contains boas, pythons and other snakes. Snakes belonging to superfamily Henophidia are considered to be more primitive than those belonging to the other superfamilies - namely, Typhlopoidea and Xenophidia.

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.