Definition
A family of small snakes found in Southeast Asia, characterized by their blunt, rounded heads.
Etymology
From Greek amblys 'blunt, dull' + kephalē 'head' + -idae (taxonomic family suffix). The family name directly describes their most distinctive feature.
Kelly Says
This snake family was named for their blunt heads—unlike the pointed, aggressive-looking heads of vipers, these snakes have this cute, dumpy appearance that the Greeks would call 'ambly.' It's a perfect example of how animal taxonomy literally describes what you're looking at.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አምብሊሴፋላይድ
am-bli-se-fa-lai-d
ARالعربية
عائلة الرأس الضعيف
a'ila al-ras al-da'if
BNবাংলা
অ্যাম্বলিসেফালিডি
am-bli-se-fe-la-li-di
CACatalà
Amblycephalidae
am-blee-se-fe-li-de
CSČeština
Amblycephalidae
am-blee-se-fe-li-de
DADansk
Amblycephalidae
am-blee-se-fe-li-de
DEDeutsch
Amblycephalen
am-bly-se-fa-le-n
ELΕλληνικά
Αμβλυκέφαλοι
am-bly-ke-fa-loi
ESEspañol
ambli Cefálidos
am-blee-se-fa-li-dos
FAفارسی
خانواده ماهیان سر ضعیف
khanvâdeh-e mahiân sar-e da'if
FISuomi
Amblycephalidae
am-blee-se-fe-li-de
FRFrançais
Amblycéphalidés
amb-le-se-fa-li-dehs
GUGU
અંબ્લિસેફેલિડાઈ
am-blee-se-fe-la-i-dai
HAHA
Amblycephalidae
am-blee-se-fe-li-de
HEעברית
אמבליצפלידיים
am-blee-tse-fa-li-dim
HIहिन्दी
अम्बलीसेफेलिडे
am-blee-se-fe-li-de
HUMagyar
Amblycephalidae
am-blee-se-fe-li-de
IDBahasa Indonesia
Amblycephalidae
am-blee-se-fe-li-de
IGIG
Amblycephalidae
am-blee-se-fe-li-de
ITItaliano
Amblycefali
am-blee-se-fa-li
JA日本語
アンプリセファリデ
an-puria-se-fa-ri-de
KKKK
Амблицефаловые
am-bli-tse-fa-lo-vye
KMKM
អំបលីសេហាលី
am-bli-se-ha-li
KO한국어
암블리세팔리데
am-beul-li-se-fa-ri-de
MRMR
अंबलीसेफॅलिडे
am-blee-se-fe-la-i-de
MSBahasa Melayu
Amblycephalidae
am-blee-se-fe-li-de
MYမြန်မာ
အမ်ပလီစဲဖလီး
an-puria-se-che-fa-lee
NLNederlands
Amblycephalidae
am-blee-se-fe-li-de
NONorsk
Amblycephalidae
am-blee-se-fe-li-de
PAPA
ਅੰਬਲੀਸੇਫੇਲਾਈਡ
am-blee-se-fe-la-i-d
PLPolski
Amblycephalidae
am-blee-se-fe-li-de
PTPortuguês
Ambli Cefálidos
am-blee-se-fa-li-dos
RORomână
Amblycephalidae
am-blee-se-fe-li-de
RUРусский
амблицефаловые
am-bli-tse-fa-lo-vye
SVSvenska
Amblycephalidae
am-blee-se-fe-li-de
SWKiswahili
Amblycephalidae
am-blee-se-fe-li-de
TAதமிழ்
அம்பிலிசெபாலிடே
am-bili-se-pe-la-i-de
TEతెలుగు
అంబ్లీసెఫాలిడీ
am-blee-se-fe-la-li-dee
THไทย
ครอบครัวปลาหัวอ่อน
krop khwao pla hua auan
TLTL
Amblycephalidae
am-blee-se-fe-li-de
TRTürkçe
Amblycephalidae
amb-li-se-fa-li-de
UKУкраїнська
амбліцефалові
am-bli-tse-fa-lo-vi
URاردو
امبلسيفالڈیڈ
am-blee-se-fa-li-de
VITiếng Việt
Amblycephalidae
am-blee-se-fe-li-de
YOYO
Amblycephalidae
am-blee-se-fe-li-de
ZH中文
弱视头鱼科
ruò shì tóu yú kē
ZUZU
Amblycephalidae
am-blee-se-fe-li-de