The Pseudoxyrhophiidae is a
family
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of
elapoid snakes, found mostly in
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
. They were formerly placed as a subfamily of the
Lamprophiidae
The Lamprophiidae are a family of snakes found throughout much of Africa, including the Seychelles. There are 89 species as of July 2022.
Biology
Lamprophiids are a very diverse group of snakes. Many are terrestrial but some are fossorial (e.g. ...
, but have been more recently identified as a distinct family.
It contains about 22
genera in two subfamilies:
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Amplorhininae Meirte, 1992
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Amplorhinus''
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Ditypophis''
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Duberria
Duberria is a genus of snakes of the family
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Pseudoxyrhophiinae
The Pseudoxyrhophiidae is a Family (biology), family of Elapoidea, elapoid Lamprophiidae, snakes, found mostly in Madagascar. They were formerly placed as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae, but have been more recently identified as a distinct fami ...
Dowling, 1975
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Alluaudina''
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Brygophis''
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Compsophis''
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Dromicodryas''
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Elapotinus''
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Heteroliodon''
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Ithycyphus''
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Langaha''
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Leioheterodon''
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Liophidium''
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Liopholidophis''
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Lycodryas''
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Madagascarophis''
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Micropisthodon''
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Pararhadinaea''
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Parastenophis''
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Phisalixella''
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Pseudoxyrhopus''
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Thamnosophis''
References
Pseudoxyrhophiidae
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