elachistodontidae

elachistodontidae
\\ˌeləˌkistəˈdäntəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Elachistodont-, Elachistodon, type genus (from Greek elachistos — superl. of elachys — + New Latin -odont-, -odon) + -idae
: a small family of Indian egg-eating snakes comprising a single genus that is sometimes placed with the egg-eating snakes of southern Africa in the family Dasypeltidae

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