| Pseudoxyrhophiidae | |
|---|---|
|   | |
| Giant Malagasy hognose snake Leioheterodon madagascariensis | |
| Scientific classification   | |
| 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]