Pseudoxyrhophiinae

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Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Giant Malagasy hognose snake
Leioheterodon madagascariensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Subclass: Diapsida
Infraclass: Lepidosauromorpha
Superorder: Lepidosauria
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Infraorder: Alethinophidia
Family: Lamprophiidae
Subfamily: Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Dowling, 1975
Genera

About 22, see text

The Pseudoxyrhophiinae are a subfamily of lamprophiid snakes.

It contains about 22 genera:[1]

  • Alluaudina Mocquard, 1894
  • Amplorhinus Smith, 1847
  • Brygophis Domergue & Bour, 1989
  • Compsophis Mocquard, 1894
  • Ditypophis Günther, 1881
  • Dromicodryas Boulenger, 1893
  • Duberria Fitzinger, 1826
  • Exallodontophis Cadle, 1999
  • 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 Nagy, Glaw & Vences, 2010
  • Phisalixella Nagy, Glaw & Vences, 2010
  • Pseudoxyrhopus Günther, 1881
  • Thamnosophis Jan, 1863


References

  1. Pyron, R.A.; Burbrink, F.T., Wiens, J.J. (2013). "A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes". BMC Evolutionary Biology 13: 1–53. 


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