''Dryophiops'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of snakes of the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch. Colubrid snakes are found on ever ...

.. Both species in this genus are found in

Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south-eastern region of Asia, consistin ...

, with ''D. philippina'' being found in the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

and ''D. rubescens'' being found in

mainland Southeast Asia Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...

and

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

Species (whip snakes)

* ''

Dryophiops philippina ''Dryophiops philippina'', also known as the keel-bellied whipsnake or Philippine whipsnake, a species of rear-fanged colubrid snake that is endemic to the Philippines. One similar species, '' Dryophiops rubescens'' exists in Thailand and Malaysi ...

'' Boulenger, 1896 * ''

Dryophiops rubescens ''Dryophiops rubescens'', commonly known as the red whip snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. Geographic distribution The snake is found in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as ...

'' (Gray, 1835)

References

Dryophiops ''Dryophiops'' is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.. Both species in this genus are found in Southeast Asia, with ''D. philippina'' being found in the Philippines and ''D. rubescens'' being found in mainland Southeast Asia and Indonesi ...

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