Leioheterodon Explained

Leioheterodon is a genus of harmless pseudoxyrhophiid snakes found only on the island of Madagascar. Three species are currently recognized. Common names include Malagasy hognose snakes, Malagasy brown snakes and Malagasy menarana snakes.

Species

• Speckled hognose snake, Leioheterodon geayi (Mocquard, 1905)
• Malagasy giant hognose snake, Leioheterodon madagascariensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1854)
• Blonde hognose snake, Leioheterodon modestus (Günther, 1863)

Further reading

• Book: Glaw, Frank . Vences, Miguel . A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar 3rd edition . M. Vences & F. Glaw Verlags GbR . 2007 . Köln . 978-3-929449-03-7 .