Leioheterodon geayi, commonly known as Geay's hognose snake, the Madagascan speckled hognose snake, and the speckled hognose snake, is a species of mildly venomous snake in the family Lamprophiidae. The species is native to southwestern Madagascar.
The specific name, geayi, is in honor of French naturalist Martin François Geay (1859-1910) who collected the type specimen.[1]
The preferred natural habitats of L. geayi are forest, savanna, and sandy areas, but it has also been found in pastures and villages.
L. geayi can grow to a total length (including tail) of 90-.
It is an opisthoglyphous ("rear-fanged") snake, having a pair of enlarged teeth at the rear of each maxilla (upper jaw).[2]
L. geayi is terrestrial and diurnal.
L. geayi is oviparous.