erycine

English

erycine (plural erycines)

Any nonvenomous snake of the subfamily Erycinae.
- 1997, Harry W. Greene, Snakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature, page 169:
  Some dwarf boas and erycines climb occasionally, and arboreal specializations have evolved independently in Green Pythons (Morelia viridis), Pacific Tree Boas (C. bibronii), neotropical tree boas (Corallus), and Vine Boas (Epicrates gracilis).