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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Reptilia

Family
  
Lamprophiidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Suborder
  
Serpentes

Subfamily
  
Pseudoxyrhophiinae

Rank
  
Genus

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Snake, Reptile, Pseudoxyrhopus, Liopholidophis, Lycodryas

Liophidium is a genus of lamprophiid snakes, nine of which are endemic to the island of Madagascar and one to the island of Mayotte. They are harmless to humans.

Liophidium The Travelling Taxonomist Liophidium pattoni Vieites Ratsoavina

Species

Ten species are currently recognized.

Liophidium Liophidium Wikipedia

  • Liophidium apperti Domergue, 1984
  • Liophidium chabaudi Domergue, 1984
  • Liophidium maintikibo Franzen, Jones, Raselimanana, Nagy, D’Cruze, Glaw & Vences, 2009
  • Liophidium mayottensis (W. Peters, 1874) - Peters' brightsnake
  • Liophidium pattoni Vieites, Ratsoavina, Randrianiaina, Nagy, Glaw & Vences, 2010
  • Liophidium rhodogaster (Schlegel, 1837) - gold-collared snake
  • Liophidium therezieni Domergue, 1984
  • Liophidium torquatum (Boulenger, 1888)
  • Liophidium trilineatum Boulenger, 1896 - Madagascar three-lined snake
  • Liophidium vaillanti (Mocquard, 1901)

    • Liophidium The Travelling Taxonomist Liophidium pattoni Vieites Ratsoavina

    Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Liophidium.

    Liophidium Liophidium torquatum The Reptile Database

    References

    Liophidium Wikipedia
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