Inter- and Intraspecific Venom Variation in the Reclusive Rear-Fanged Black-Striped Snakes (<i>Coniophanes</i>).

ABSTRACT: Our current understanding of snake venom is highly biased towards species known to be medically significant in human envenomations. This vastly under-represents the true evolutionary and ecological breadth of snake venom, with gaps spanning entire clades and unique lifestyles. As a result, many genera of rear-fanged snakes lack well-understood venom profiles despite these taxa composing around 65% of known extant snake species. Methodological challenges associated with venom extraction have long been a key reason responsible for the lack of venom research on this group. Modern advancements in venomics technologies have allowed researchers to overcome many of these challenges and investigate the venom components of understudied genera. The genus Coniophanes (black-striped snakes) pre

SUBMITTER: Fowler JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12945099 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature