Leioheterodon

{{Short description|Genus of snakes}}

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| name = Leioheterodon

| image = Malagasy Giant Hognose Snake.jpg

| image_caption = Giant Malagasy hognose snake
L. madagascariensis

| taxon = Leioheterodon

| authority = Duméril & Bibron, 1844

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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

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frameless

|Leioheterodon geayi

(Mocquard, 1905)

|Speckled hognose snake

frameless

|Leioheterodon madagascariensis

(Duméril & Bibron, 1854)

|Malagasy giant hognose snake

frameless

|Leioheterodon modestus

(Günther, 1863)

|Blonde hognose snake

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 }}