Langaha

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Langaha
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Langaha madagascariensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Subfamily: Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Genus: Langaha
Bonnaterre, 1790
Type species
Langaha madagascariensis
Species

Three recognized species.
See text.

Langaha is a small genus of elapoid snakes in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The genus contains three species, all of which are endemic to Madagascar.They are non-venomous.

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Species

These species are non-venomous. There are three described species in the genus Langaha: [1]

Etymology

The specific name, alluaudi, is in honor of French entomologist Charles Alluaud. [2]

Taxonomy

The taxonomy of Langaha alluaudi and L. pseudoalluaudi is in need of revision. [3]

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References

  1. Langaha at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 2 June 2013.
  2. 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. (Langaha alluaudi, p. 6).
  3. Raselimanana, A.; Raxworthy, C.J.; Vences, M. (2011). "Langaha pseudoalluaudi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T172815A6923296. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172815A6923296.en . Retrieved 26 April 2023.

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