Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Lamprophiidae Bibliography of the genus Leioheterodon Biodiversity of the family Lamprophiidae Genus Leioheterodon Madagascar Hognose Snakes Madagassische Hakennasennattern, Madagascarnattern Madagascartrynesnoge 1863 Anomalodon Jan [not Anomalodon Bowdich in Bowdich 1825 (Pisces)] (type species: Heterodon madagascariensis Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril 1854) 1863 Leioheterodon Jan (type species: Heterodon madagascariensis Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril 1854) Contents: 3 species, all of which are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Distribution: Madagascar (incl. Nosy Be). Leioheterodon geayi Reticulated Hognose Snake Netz-Hakennasennatter Net-trynesnog 1905 Lioheterodon geayi Mocquard 1913 Lioheterodon voeltzkowii Boettger (Guibe 1958) Distribution: Madagascar. Leioheterodon madagascariensis Giant Hognose Snake Riesen-Hakennasennatter Stor Madagascartrynesnog 1854 Heterodon madagascariensis Dumeril & Bibron Leioheterodon madagascariensis Guibe 1958 Introduced to: Comoro Islands (Grande Comoro). Distribution: Madagascar (incl. Nosy Be). Leioheterodon madagascariensis © Rune Midtgaard Leioheterodon modestus Brown Hognose Snake Braune Madagascar-Hakennasennatter Brun Trynesnog 1863 Heterodon modestus Günther Leioheterodon modestus Guibe 1958 Distribution: Madagascar.