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Leioheterodon
Sign in to saveLeioheterodon is a genus of harmless pseudoxyrhophiid snakes found only on the island of Madagascar. Three species are currently recognized. Common names include Malagasy hognose snakes, Malagasy brown snakes and Malagasy menarana snakes.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPseudoxyrhophiidae
Leioheterodon es un género conocido de serpientes de la familia Lamprophiidae. Sus especies son endémicas de Madagascar e introducidas en el archipiélago de las Comoras.[1] Especies Se reconocen las siguientes especies:[1] Leioheterodon geayi Mocquard, 1905 Leioheterodon madagascariensis (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) Leioheterodon modestus (Günther, 1863) Referencias ↑ a b Uetz, P. & Jirí Hošek (ed.). «Leioheterodon». Reptile Database. Reptarium. Consultado el 2 de noviembre de 2014.
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- Pseudoxyrhophiinae
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Leioheterodon is a genus of harmless pseudoxyrhophiid snakes found only on the island of Madagascar. Three species are currently recognized. Common names include Malagasy hognose snakes, Malagasy brown snakes and Malagasy menarana snakes.
== Species == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Image !Species !Common name |- |frameless |Leioheterodon geayi (Mocquard, 1905) |Speckled hognose snake |- |frameless |Leioheterodon madagascariensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1854) |Malagasy giant hognose snake |- |frameless |Leioheterodon modestus (Günther, 1863) |Blonde hognose snake |} == References ==