Xenelaphis

{{Short description|Genus of snakes}}

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| taxon = Xenelaphis

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Xenelaphis is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae,{{EMBL genus|genus=Xenelaphis}}. which are found in Southeast Asia.{{cite journal |last1=Auliya |first1=Mark |last2=Shepherd |first2=Chris R. |title=New data on the poorly known snake, Xenelaphis ellipsifer Boulenger 1900 (Squamata: Colubridae) |journal=Hamadryad |date=2009 |volume=34 |issue=1 |pages=168–171 |url=http://repository.wwf.org.my/TRAFFIC%20Articles/Auliya_Shepherd_2009_Xenelaphis_ellipsifer.pdf |publisher=Centre for Herpetology, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust}} There are two species in this genus, the ornate brown snake, Xenelaphis ellipsifer and the more widespread Malayan brown snake, Xenelaphis hexagonotus.{{cite book |last1=Das |first1=Indraneil |title=A Field Guide To The Reptiles Of South-East Asia |date=2015 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-1-4729-2057-7 |page=302 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LRRpBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA302 |chapter=Ornate brown snake Xenelaphis ellipsifer}}