Rear Fanged Colubrids....Why?

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When I say that a species doesnt have a common name, I dont mean that locals to an area where a species occurs dont have a name for it, I mean that the herp community doesnt have a "agreed" upon common name, usually because it is not in the interests of the taxonomic community to give a species a common name.
I can throw some out there that I bet you would have a hard time finding some common names for:
(a "common" name meaning one that most anyone can identify a species by)
These are some colubrids, if you can find a common name used by many for these, then I will be very very impressed.

Teretrurus sanguineus

Xylophis stenorhynchus

Demansia atra

Tropidonophis multiscutellatus

Heres an Elapid (which is questionable in my opinion)

Salomonelaps par



And Jules, im not doubting that rear fangs dont or didnt all consume only frogs at one point,
im just saying that many many species of ophistoglyphs DO NOT make anurans more than 5% of their diet.
The only reason im so adamant about this issue, is that Ophistoglyphs have been my primary focus of interest for many many years. (Ive worked with Lycodon,Erpeton,Boiga,Lioheterodon,and a handful of others)
I have kept many species, and even been bitten by many (on accident of course), and as far as tentacled snakes go, when im through with my work on them, I will send you a video of what tentacled snakes do when they feed, and you can judge for yourself if they could ever eat a frog.

And thanks for your point Ben,
there are hundreds of species still out there awaiting a formal taxonomic assignment.
The islands and areas around Austrailia and Asia, and New Guinea being virtual goldminds of new species.








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[JuliusSqueezer]

Just ask an Aboriginal what they are called ben....lol....He will probably look at ya like you are an idiot...tell you that it's a bloody snake...and walk away shaking his head. hahaha
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[bensnacks]

Too right Jules! They often didn't have different names for the 20
or so skink species that were living in their environment at the time.
Only if they had cultural signifigance were they allocated a specific title,
other wise your dead right they were called in our tounge "small lizard".

Trivia: don't quote me on this but I heard "kangaroo" -means "huh? I don't understand?"
Apparently first Europeans here were trying to ask the aboriginals "what's that furry thing hopping
through the scrub??"...
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[JuliusSqueezer]

LOL Ben...the translation I heard was kangaroo="I don't know"
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