Liopholidophis Explained

Liopholidophis is a genus of harmless snakes in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The genus is endemic to the island of Madagascar.

Species

Eight species are currently recognized as being valid.

• Liopholidophis baderi
• Liopholidophis dimorphus
• Liopholidophis dolicocercus
• Liopholidophis grandidieri – Grandidier's water snake
• Liopholidophis oligolepis
• Liopholidophis rhadinaea
• Liopholidophis sexlineatus – six-lined water snake
• Liopholidophis varius

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Liopholidophis.

Further reading

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