Carphophis
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Carphophis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Dipsadidae – worm snakes, of the United States.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Serpentes - order; Caenophidia - suborder; Colubroidea - superfamily; Dipsadidae - family; Heterodontinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Carphophis amoenus (eastern worm snake, midwestern wormsnake), Carphophis vermis (western worm snake) - species
References
Carphophis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Carphophis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Carphophis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
