Liopholidophis
| Liopholidophis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Lamprophiidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudoxyrhophiinae |
| Genus: | Liopholidophis Mocquard, 1904 |
| Species | |
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8 recognized species, see article. | |
Liopholidophis is a genus of harmless lamprophiid snakes endemic to the island of Madagascar.[1]
Species
Eight species are currently recognized.[1]
- Liopholidophis baderi Glaw, Kucharzewski, Nagy, Hawlitschek & Vences, 2013
- Liopholidophis dimorphus Glaw, Nagy, Franzen & Vences, 2007
- Liopholidophis dolicocercus (Peracca, 1892)
- Liopholidophis grandidieri Mocquard, 1904 – Grandidier's water snake
- Liopholidophis oligolepis Glaw, Kucharzewski, Nagy, Hawlitschek & Vences, 2013
- Liopholidophis rhadinaea J. Cadle, 1996
- Liopholidophis sexlineatus (Günther, 1882) – six-lined water snake
- Liopholidophis varius (Fischer, 1884)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Liopholidophis.
Etymology
The specific name, grandidieri, is in honor of Guillaume Grandidier,[2] son of French naturalist Alfred Grandidier.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Liopholidophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ Mocquard F. 1904. "Description de quelques reptiles et d'un batracien nouveaux de la collection du Muséum ". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 10 (26): 301-309. (Liopholidophis grandidieri, new species, pp. 304-305). (in French).
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liopholidophis grandidieri, p. 105).
Further reading
- Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2007). A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar 3rd edition. Köln: M. Vences & F. Glaw Verlags GbR. ISBN 978-3-929449-03-7.
External links
- Genus Liopholidophis at The Reptile Database