Biology:Pseudoxyrhophiidae

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Short description: Subfamily of snakes

Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Malagasy giant hognose snake (Leioheterodon madagascariensis) 1.jpg
Giant Malagasy hognose snake
Leioheterodon madagascariensis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Superfamily: Elapoidea
Family: Pseudoxyrhophiidae
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]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q21230812 entry