Leioheterodon

Leioheterodon

Taxobox
name = "Leioheterodon"


image_caption = Giant Malagasy Hognose Snake
"Leioheterodon madagascariensis"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Serpentes
familia = Colubridae
genus = "Leioheterodon"

"Leioheterodon" is a genus of hognose snakes found only on the island of Madagascar. There are three recognized species in the genus. Along with being called Malagasy Hognose Snakes, they are also referred to as 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)

References

*EMBL genus|genus=Leioheterodon


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