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Descriptor English: Colubridae
Descriptor Spanish: Colubridae
Descriptor Colubridae
Scope note: La mayor familia de serpientes que comprende cinco subfamilias: Colubrinae, Natricinae, Homalopsinae, Lycodontinae, y Xenodontinae. Muestran una gran diversidad de hábitos alimentarios, algunos comen de casi todo y otros tienen una alimentación especializada. Pueden ser ovíparos, ovovivíparos o vivíparos. La mayoría de las serpientes de América del Norte son colubrinas. Entre los colúbridos se halla la serpiente rey, mocasines de agua, serpientes de agua y serpientes garter. Algunos géneros son venenosos. (Goin, Goin and Zug, Introduction to Herpetology, 3d ed, pp321-29)
Descriptor Portuguese: Colubridae
Descriptor French: Colubridae
Entry term(s): Garter Snake
Garter Snakes
King Snake
King Snakes
Lampropeltis
Natrix
Snake, Garter
Snake, King
Snake, Water
Snakes, Garter
Snakes, King
Snakes, Water
Thamnophis
Water Snake
Water Snakes
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.833.672.125.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017812
Scope note: The largest family of snakes comprising five subfamilies: Colubrinae, Natricinae, Homalopsinae, Lycodontinae, and Xenodontinae. They show a great diversity of eating habits, from eating almost anything to having a specialized diet. They can be oviparous, ovoviviparous, or viviparous. The majority of North American snakes are colubrines. Among the colubrids are king snakes, water snakes, and garter snakes. Some genera are poisonous. (Goin, Goin, and Zug, Introduction to Herpetology, 3d ed, pp321-29)
Annotation: its venom: coordinate with SNAKE VENOMS
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Snakes (1968-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
DeCS ID: 31551
Unique ID: D017812
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/02/16
Revision Date: 2017/06/20
Colubridae - Preferred
Concept UI M0026908
Scope note The largest family of snakes comprising five subfamilies: Colubrinae, Natricinae, Homalopsinae, Lycodontinae, and Xenodontinae. They show a great diversity of eating habits, from eating almost anything to having a specialized diet. They can be oviparous, ovoviviparous, or viviparous. The majority of North American snakes are colubrines. Among the colubrids are king snakes, water snakes, and garter snakes. Some genera are poisonous. (Goin, Goin, and Zug, Introduction to Herpetology, 3d ed, pp321-29)
Preferred term Colubridae
Thamnophis - Narrower
Concept UI M0026906
Preferred term Thamnophis
Entry term(s) Garter Snake
Garter Snakes
Snake, Garter
Snakes, Garter
Lampropeltis - Narrower
Concept UI M0026903
Preferred term Lampropeltis
Entry term(s) King Snake
King Snakes
Snake, King
Snakes, King
Water Snake - Narrower
Concept UI M0026905
Preferred term Water Snake
Entry term(s) Natrix
Snake, Water
Snakes, Water
Water Snakes



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