Liopholidophis is a genus of harmless snakes in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The genus is endemic to the island of Madagascar.[1]
| Liopholidophis | |
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| Liopholidophis dolicocercus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Pseudoxyrhophiidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudoxyrhophiinae |
| Genus: | Liopholidophis Mocquard, 1904 |
| Species | |
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Eight species, see article. | |
Species
editEight species are currently recognized as being valid.[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
edit- ^ a b Liopholidophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 February 2014.
Further reading
edit- Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2007). A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: M. Vences & F. Glaw Verlags GbR. ISBN 978-3-929449-03-7.
External links
edit- Genus Liopholidophis at The Reptile Database
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