Pseudoxyrhophiidae | |
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Giant Malagasy hognose snake Leioheterodon madagascariensis | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Superfamily: | Elapoidea |
Family: |
Pseudoxyrhophiidae Dowling , 1975 |
Genera | |
About 22, see text |
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]
Pseudoxyrhophiidae | |
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Giant Malagasy hognose snake Leioheterodon madagascariensis | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Superfamily: | Elapoidea |
Family: |
Pseudoxyrhophiidae Dowling , 1975 |
Genera | |
About 22, see text |
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]