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Liopholidophis

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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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Similar
  
Pseudoxyrhopus, Dromicodryas, Lycodryas, Compsophis, Pararhadinaea

Liopholidophis is a genus of harmless lamprophiid snakes endemic to the island of Madagascar.

Species

Eight species are currently recognized.

  • 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

    Liopholidophis Wikipedia
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