Liopholidophis
Liopholidophis | |
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Liopholidophis dolicocercus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Lamprophiidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudoxyrhophiinae |
Genus: | Liopholidophis Mocquard, 1904 |
Species | |
8 recognized species, see article. |
Liopholidophis is a genus of harmless lamprophiid snakes endemic to the island of Madagascar.[1]
Species
Eight species are currently recognized.[1]
- Liopholidophis baderi Glaw, Kucharzewski, Nagy, Hawlitschek & Vences, 2013
- Liopholidophis dimorphus Glaw, Nagy, Franzen & Vences, 2007
- Liopholidophis dolicocercus (Peracca, 1892)
- Liopholidophis grandidieri Mocquard, 1904 – Grandidier's water snake
- Liopholidophis oligolepis Glaw, Kucharzewski, Nagy, Hawlitschek & Vences, 2013
- Liopholidophis rhadinaea J. Cadle, 1996
- Liopholidophis sexlineatus (Günther, 1882) – six-lined water snake
- Liopholidophis varius (Fischer, 1884)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Liopholidophis.
References
Further reading
- Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2007). A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar 3rd edition. Köln: M. Vences & F. Glaw Verlags GbR. ISBN 978-3-929449-03-7.
External links
- Genus Liopholidophis at The Reptile Database
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