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- noun Plural form of
colubrid .
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The second is a species of Pseudoboa, a group of nocturnal prey-constricting colubrids.
Archive 2008-02-01 2008
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Most species of snakes belong to this family, and colubrids are found in all parts of the world except Australia.
Reptile families 2008
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In Canada, there are twenty species of colubrids, but only eight frequent aquatic habitats:
Reptile families 2008
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The only ‘colubrids’ that lack venom are those that have developed constricting prey capture techniques e.g. the true ratsnakes or have specialised diets such as eggs or slug.
In the, "it's so sad, it's funny" category today... - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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Some taxonomists place the mole vipers with the true vipers, some place them with the colubrids, some place them by themselves.
In the, "it's so sad, it's funny" category today... - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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Some taxonomists place the mole vipers with the true vipers, some place them with the colubrids, some place them by themselves.
In the, "it's so sad, it's funny" category today... - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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Why I Hate Theropods ... other Mesozoic-themed blogs are available), but not all that many on the toads of the world, burrowing snakes, Asian jerboas, xenodontine colubrids, temnospondyls, or caecilians.
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