Blennophis Swainson [W.] 1839:75, 182, 276 Masc. Clinus anguillaris Valenciennes 1836. Type by original designation. "Type" given on p. 75 (also designated by Swain 1882:278 [ref. 5966]). •Synonym of Clinus Cuvier 1816 -- (Penrith 1969:14 [ref. 20726], Bennett 1983 [ref. 5299]). •Valid as Blennophis Swainson 1839 -- (Smith 1986:759 [ref. 5712], Hastings & Springer 2009:11 [ref. 30391] as Blenniophis, Holleman et al. 2012:831 [ref. 32284], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286]). Current status: Valid as Blennophis Swainson 1839. Clinidae.