Pseudoxyrhopus

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Kingdom Animalia Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Pseudoxyrhophiinae Rank Genus		Class Reptilia Family Lamprophiidae Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles

Similar Pararhadinaea, Compsophis, Liopholidophis, Dromicodryas, Lycodryas

Pseudoxyrhopus is a genus of harmless lamprophiids found only on the island of Madagascar. Eleven species are currently recognized.

Species

Pseudoxyrhopus ambreensis Mocquard, 1895

Pseudoxyrhopus analabe Nussbaum, Andreone & Raxworthy, 1998

Pseudoxyrhopus ankafinaensis Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1994

Pseudoxyrhopus heterurus (Jan, 1893) — Night Brook Snake

Pseudoxyrhopus imerinae (Günther, 1890) — Plateau Brook Snake

Pseudoxyrhopus kely Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1994

Pseudoxyrhopus microps Günther, 1881 — Brown Brook Snake

Pseudoxyrhopus oblecator Cadle, 1999

Pseudoxyrhopus quinquelineatus (Günther, 1881) — Striped Brook Snake

Pseudoxyrhopus sokosoko Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1994

Pseudoxyrhopus tritaeniatus Mocquard, 1894

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