The Pseudoxyrhophiidae is a family of elapoid snakes, found mostly in Madagascar.[1] They were formerly placed as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae, but have been more recently identified as a distinct family.[2]
It contains about 22 genera in two subfamilies:[3][4]
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 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pseudoxyrhophiidae.
