The Pseudoxyrhophiidae is a family of elapoid snakes, found mostly in Madagascar.[1] They were formerly placed as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae, but have been more recently identified as a distinct family.[2]
| Pseudoxyrhophiidae | |
|---|---|
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| Giant Malagasy hognose snake Leioheterodon madagascariensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Superfamily: | Elapoidea |
| Family: | Pseudoxyrhophiidae Dowling, 1975 |
| Genera | |
About 22, see text | |
It contains about 22 genera in two subfamilies:[3][4]
- Amplorhininae Meirte, 1992
- Amplorhinus A. Smith, 1847
- Ditypophis Günther, 1881
- Duberria Fitzinger, 1826
- Pseudoxyrhophiinae Dowling, 1975
- Alluaudina Mocquard, 1894
- Brygophis Domergue & Bour, 1989
- Compsophis Mocquard, 1894
- Dromicodryas Boulenger, 1893
- 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
References
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