Leioheterodon
{{Short description|Genus of snakes}}
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{{Automatic taxobox
| name = Leioheterodon
| image = Malagasy Giant Hognose Snake.jpg
| image_caption = Giant Malagasy hognose snake
L. madagascariensis
| taxon = Leioheterodon
| authority = Duméril & Bibron, 1844
}}
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
References
- {{EMBL genus|genus=Leioheterodon}}
Further reading
- {{cite book | last=Glaw | first=Frank |author2=Vences, Miguel | title=A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar 3rd edition | publisher=M. Vences & F. Glaw Verlags GbR | date=2007 | location=Köln | isbn=978-3-929449-03-7 }}
External links
- {{EMBL genus|genus=Leioheterodon}}
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Category:Reptiles of Madagascar
Category:Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril
Category:Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron
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