Serpentes

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Serpentes is the suborder of legless, elongated reptiles commonly known as snakes, encompassing a diverse group of carnivorous species found worldwide.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Serpentes canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf clade
taxonomic suborder
characteristic Jacobson’s organ for chemoreception
ability to swallow prey larger than head
amniote vertebrates
carnivorous diet
ecdysis (shedding of skin)
elongated body
forked tongue
highly flexible skull
internal fertilization
lack of external limbs
legless body
scaled skin
class Reptilia
commonName snakes
contains Boidae
Colubridae
Dipsadidae
Elapidae
Homalopsidae
Lamprophiidae
Natricidae
Pythonidae
Typhlopidae
Viperidae
diet eggs
invertebrates
vertebrates
distribution worldwide except Antarctica
ecologicalRole mesopredators and apex predators in many ecosystems
evolutionaryOrigin derived from lizard-like ancestors
fossilRecord Cretaceous period
habitat arboreal habitats
fossorial habitats
freshwater habitats
marine habitats
terrestrial habitats
kingdom Animalia
locomotion concertina locomotion
lateral undulation
rectilinear locomotion
sidewinding
order Squamata
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous in many species
ovoviviparous in some species
viviparous in some species
sensoryAdaptation heat-sensing pits in some lineages
superorder Lepidosauria
venom many species possess venom

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Indian python suborder Serpentes
Acanthophis hawkei belongsToSuborder Serpentes
Scleroglossa includesTaxon Serpentes
Lepidosauria contains Serpentes
Apodora suborder Serpentes
Antaresia maculosa suborder Serpentes