Reptilia - Ophidia - Colubridae

Parent taxon: Colubrinae according to D. Parmley and J. A. Holman 1995

Sister taxa: Ameiseophis, Arizona, Cemophora, Chilomeniscus, Coluber, Coronella, Dakotaophis, Drymarchon, Drymobius, Elaphe, Ficimia, Floridaophis, Gyalopion, Lampropeltis, Liochlorophis, Miocoluber, Nebraskophis, Opheodrys, Oxybelis, Paracoluber, Phyllorhynchus, Pituophis, Rhinocheilus, Salvadora, Sonora, Stilosoma, Tantilla, Telescopus, Texasophis, Trimorphodon, Zelceophis

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore