Liophidium | |
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Liophidium torquatum | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Pseudoxyrhophiidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudoxyrhophiinae |
Genus: |
Liophidium Boulenger, 1896 |
Species | |
Ten recognized species, see article. |
Liophidium is a genus of snakes in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The genus contains ten species, nine of which are endemic to the island of Madagascar and one to the island of Mayotte. [1] All species of Liophidium are harmless to humans.
The following species are recognized as being valid. [1]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Liophidium.
Liophidium | |
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Liophidium torquatum | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Pseudoxyrhophiidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudoxyrhophiinae |
Genus: |
Liophidium Boulenger, 1896 |
Species | |
Ten recognized species, see article. |
Liophidium is a genus of snakes in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The genus contains ten species, nine of which are endemic to the island of Madagascar and one to the island of Mayotte. [1] All species of Liophidium are harmless to humans.
The following species are recognized as being valid. [1]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Liophidium.