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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.
Species
Giant Madagascan Hognose Snake
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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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- Family
- Colubridae
- Collections
- UMMZ, UTA, LSUMZ
- Recorded in
- Madagascar
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- Parent taxon
- Pseudoxyrhophiinae
- Image
- Malagasy Giant Hognose Snake.jpg
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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 ==
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