Pythonoidea

E633579
snake superfamily taxonomic superfamily

Pythonoidea is a superfamily of non-venomous constrictor snakes that includes pythons and their closest relatives.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Python molurus 1
Pythonoidea canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf snake superfamily ⓘ
taxonomic superfamily ⓘ
characteristic constrictor ⓘ
kill prey by constriction ⓘ
large-bodied snakes ⓘ
non-venomous ⓘ
class Reptilia NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonName pythonoid snakes ⓘ
contains Mexican burrowing python ⓘ
pythons ⓘ
sunbeam snakes ⓘ
diet carnivorous ⓘ
distinguishedBy heat-sensing pits in many species ⓘ
lack of venom apparatus ⓘ
robust muscular bodies ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Booidea NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecologicalRole mesopredator ⓘ
top predator in some ecosystems ⓘ
geographicDistribution Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat grasslands ⓘ
near water bodies ⓘ
rocky areas ⓘ
savannas ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ
hasMemberCount dozens of species ⓘ
multiple genera ⓘ
includes Loxocemidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pythonidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Xenopeltidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesFamousSpecies African rock python NERFINISHED ⓘ
Burmese python NERFINISHED ⓘ
ball python ⓘ
reticulated python NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
order Squamata NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
preysOn birds ⓘ
mammals ⓘ
reptiles ⓘ
recognizedIn modern herpetological taxonomy ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
suborder Serpentes ⓘ
taxonRank superfamily ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pythonidae → superfamily → Pythonoidea ⓘ
Indian python → binomialName → Pythonoidea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Python molurus