| Liopholidophis | |
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| Liopholidophis dolicocercus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Pseudoxyrhophiidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudoxyrhophiinae |
| Genus: | Liopholidophis Mocquard, 1904 |
| Species | |
8 recognized species, see article. | |
Liopholidophis is a genus of harmless pseudoxyrhophiid snakes endemic to the island of Madagascar. [1]
Eight species are currently recognized. [1]
Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Liopholidophis.
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