Ithycyphus
| Ithycyphus | |
|---|---|
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| Ithycyphus miniatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Lamprophiidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudoxyrhophiinae |
| Genus: | Ithycyphus Günther, 1873 |
| Species | |
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Five recognized species, see article. | |
Ithycyphus is a genus of venomous lamprophiid snakes found only on the island of Madagascar. They are potentially harmful to humans (see Ithycyphus miniatus).
Species
Five species are currently recognized.[1]
- Ithycyphus blanci Domergue, 1988
- Ithycyphus goudoti (Schlegel, 1837) - forest night snake
- Ithycyphus miniatus (Schlegel, 1837) - tiny night snake
- Ithycyphus oursi Domergue, 1986
- Ithycyphus perineti Domergue, 1986
References
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ), ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Genus Ithycyphus, p. 34).
- Günther A. 1873. Description of a new Snake from Madagascar. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Series 4, 11: 374-375. (Ithycyphus, new genus).
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