Added 7 January 2010.

Cylindrophidae

Single genus of snakes from SE Asia. Rarely seen in captivity, but Dr Werner Frank claimed to have maintained one captive for several years and gave brief guidelines for its maintenance.

Genus Common Name Distribution No. of species Notes
Cylindrophis Asian Pipe Snakes W Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Burma, Vietnam, China 10 All species have black and white checkered bellies.

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