Definition
A former taxonomic order of snakes (now typically classified within Squamata), referring to snakes with colubriform or colubrid-like characteristics.
Etymology
From 'colubriform' (snake-shaped) + '-es' (Latin plural suffix used in taxonomy). This represents an older classification system in herpetology that has been updated with modern phylogenetics.
Kelly Says
Animal taxonomy keeps changing as scientists learn more—'Colubriformes' used to be a major grouping, but modern DNA analysis showed the relationships were different, so they reorganized everything, proving that science is constantly self-correcting.
Translations
ARالعربية
رتبة الأفاعي
ritbat al-afa'i
BNবাংলা
সর্পের আদি
sorper adi
CACatalà
Colubriformes
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mehs
CSČeština
Colubriformes
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mehs
DADansk
Colubriformes
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mehs
DEDeutsch
Colubriformes
koh-loo-bree-FOR-mehs
ELΕλληνικά
Κολουβρίμορφα
ko-loo-bree-mor-fa
ESEspañol
Colubiformes
koh-loo-bree-FOR-mehs
FISuomi
Colubriformes
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mehs
FRFrançais
Colubiformes
koh-loo-bree-FOR-meez
HAHA
Colubriformes
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mehs
HEעברית
סדרת הנחשים
seder-et-han-khash-im
HIहिन्दी
सर्पवर्ग
sarpa-varg
HUMagyar
Colubriformes
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mehs
IDBahasa Indonesia
Ordo ular
ordoo oo-lar
IGIG
Colubriformes
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mehs
ITItaliano
Colubriformi
koh-loo-bree-FOR-mee
JA日本語
コブラ亜目
ko-bu-ra-a-me
KKKK
Colubriformes
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mehs
KMKM
Colubriformes
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mehs
KO한국어
콜루브리formes
kol-lu-be-ri-for-me-seu
MSBahasa Melayu
Colubriformes
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mehs
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွဲငါး
kywe-nga
NLNederlands
Colubriformes
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mehs
NONorsk
Colubriformes
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mehs
PLPolski
Colubriformes
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mehs
PTPortuguês
Colubiformes
koh-loo-bree-FOR-mehs
RORomână
Colubriformes
koh-loo-bree-FOR-mehs
RUРусский
Змеевидные
zmee-vy-dnye
SVSvenska
Colubriformes
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mehs
SWKiswahili
Colubriformes
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mehs
TAதமிழ்
நாக வகை
naaga vakai
TEతెలుగు
సర్ప జాతి
sarpa jaati
THไทย
อันดับงู
an-dab ngoo
TLTL
Colubriformes
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mehs
TRTürkçe
Colubriformes
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mehz
UKУкраїнська
Колубрієві
koh-loo-bree-ye-vi
VITiếng Việt
Bộ Rắn
bo ran
YOYO
Colubriformes
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mehs
ZUZU
Colubriformes
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mehs