Pseudoxyrhophiidae
| Pseudoxyrhophiinae | |
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| Giant Malagasy hognose snake Leioheterodon madagascariensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Pseudoxyrhophiidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudoxyrhophiinae Dowling, 1975 |
| Genera | |
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About 22, see text | |
The Pseudoxyrhophiinae are a subfamily of lamprophiid snakes, found mostly in Madagascar.[1]
It contains about 22 genera:[2]
- Alluaudina Mocquard, 1894
- Amplorhinus Smith, 1847
- Brygophis Domergue & Bour, 1989
- Compsophis Mocquard, 1894
- Ditypophis Günther, 1881
- Dromicodryas Boulenger, 1893
- Duberria Fitzinger, 1826
- Elapotinus Jan, 1862
- Heteroliodon Boettger, 1913
- Ithycyphus Günther, 1873
- Langaha Bonnaterre, 1790
- Leioheterodon Boulenger, 1893
- Liophidium Boulenger, 1896
- Liopholidophis Mocquard, 1904
- Lycodryas Günther, 1879
- Madagascarophis Mertens, 1952
- Micropisthodon Mocquard, 1894
- Pararhadinaea Boettger, 1898
- Parastenophis Domergue, 1995
- Phisalixella Domergue, 1995
- Pseudoxyrhopus Günther, 1881
- Thamnosophis Jan, 1863
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References
- ^ Cadle, J. E. (2003). Goodman, S.; Benstead, J. (eds.). Colubridae, snakes in The Natural History of Madagascar. Chicago, Illinois, USA: University of Chicago Press. pp. 997–1004.
- ^ Pyron, R.A.; Burbrink, F.T.; Wiens, J.J. (2013). "A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13 (1): 1–53. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-93. PMC 3682911. PMID 23627680.
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