Pseudoxyrhophiidae: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Genus
Species
Scientific Name
Pseudoxyrhophiidae

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Pseudoxyrhophiidae

The Pseudoxyrhophiidae is a family of elapoid snakes, found mostly in Madagascar. They were formerly placed as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae, but have been more recently identified as a distinct family.

It contains about 22 genera in two subfamilies:

  • Amplorhininae Meirte, 1992
    • Amplorhinus A. Smith, 1847
    • Ditypophis Günther, 1881
    • Duberria Fitzinger, 1826
  • Pseudoxyrhophiinae Dowling, 1975
    • Alluaudina Mocquard, 1894
    • Brygophis Domergue & Bour, 1989
    • Compsophis Mocquard, 1894
    • Dromicodryas Boulenger, 1893
    • Elapotinus Jan, 1862
    • Heteroliodon Boettger, 1913
    • Ithycyphus Günther, 1873
    • Langaha Bonnaterre, 1790
    • Leioheterodon Boulenger, 1893
    • Liophidium Boulenger, 1896
    • Liopholidophis Mocquard, 1904
    • Lycodryas Günther, 1879
    • Madagascarophis Mertens, 1952
    • Micropisthodon Mocquard, 1894
    • Pararhadinaea Boettger, 1898
    • Parastenophis Domergue, 1995
    • Phisalixella Domergue, 1995
    • Pseudoxyrhopus Günther, 1881
    • Thamnosophis Jan, 1863
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Pseudoxyrhophiidae in languages:

English
Madagascar Brook Snakes

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