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Ophidia
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O`phid´i`a
prop. n. p1.(Zool.) The suborder of reptiles which includes the serpents; called also Serpentes.
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Noun1.Ophidia - snakesOphidia - snakes                              
Serpentes, suborder Ophidia, suborder Serpentes
animal order - the order of animals
order Squamata, Squamata - diapsid reptiles: snakes and lizards
ophidian, serpent, snake - limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
Colubridae, family Colubridae - nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species
family Typhlopidae, Typhlopidae - blind snakes
family Leptotyphlopidae, Leptotyphlopidae - blind snakes
Boidae, family Boidae - boas and pythons
Elapidae, family Elapidae - cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakes
family Hydrophidae, Hydrophidae - sea snakes
family Viperidae, Viperidae - Old World vipers
Crotalidae, family Crotalidae - New World vipers: pit vipers
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Among all vertebrates, ophidians are very likely the animals that exhibit the more varied defensive and threatening postures when confronting their enemies (Lancini 1986).
Defensive behavior in Leptodeira annulata ashmeadii (Hallowell, 1845) by Mendoza, Ivan / Herpetotropicos: Tropical Amphibians & Reptiles
 
 
 
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