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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 Liophidium
Biodiversity of the family Lamprophiidae








Genus
Liophidium

Madagascar Smooth Snakes

Madagascar-Glattnattern

Madagascarglatsnoge

1896 Liophidium Boulenger (type species: Liophidium trilineatum Boulenger 1896)
1901 Idiophis Mocquard (type species: Liophidium vaillanti Mocquard 1901)
1925 Dakaria Werner (type species: Dakaria subpunctata Werner 1925; syn. Guibe 1958)
1928 Wernerodakaria Strand [substitute name for Dakaria Werner 1925]
1956 Parasibynophis Leviton & Munsterman (type species: Coronella torquata Boulenger 1888; syn. Williams & Wallach 1989)
Contents: 10 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Madagascar (incl. Nosy Be), Mayotte.

Liophidium apperti

Befandriana Smooth Snake

Befandriana-Glattnatter

Befandriana-glatsnog

1984 Liophidium apperti Domergue [1983]

Distribution: Madagascar.


Liophidium chabaudi

Toliara Smooth Snake

Toliara-Glattnatter

Toliara-glatsnog

1984 Liophidium chabaudi Domergue [1983]

Distribution: Madagascar.


Liophidium maintikibo

Madagascar Black-bellied Smooth Snake

Schwarzbauch-Glattnatter

Sortbuget Madagascarglatsnog

2009 Liophidium maintikibo Franzen, Jones, Raselimanana, Nagy, D'Cruze, Glaw & Vences

Distribution: Madagascar.


Liophidium mayottensis

Mayotte Smooth Snake, (Peters' Bright Snake)

Mayotte-Glattnatter

Mayotte-glatsnog

1837 Ablades rhodogaster mayottensis Peters
Liophidium mayottensis Guibe 1958

Remarks: Omitted by Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014).
Distribution: Mayotte.


Liophidium pattoni

Red-striped Smooth Snake

Rotstreifen-Glattnatter

Rødstribet Madagascarglatsnog

2010 Liophidium pattoni Vieites, Ratsoavina, Randrianiaina, Nagy, Glaw & Vences

Distribution: Madagascar.


Liophidium rhodogaster

Madagascar Red-bellied Smooth Snake

Madagassische Rotbauch-Glattnatter

Rødbuget Madagascarglatsnog

1837 Herpetodryas rhodogaster Schlegel
Enicognatus rhodogaster Duméril & Bibron 1854
Polyodontophis rhodogaster Boulenger 1890
Parasibynophis rhodogaster Leviton & Munsterman 1956
Liophidium rhodogaster Guibe 1958

Remarks: Records from Nosy Be are regarded as erroneous (Andreone, Glaw, Nussbaum, Raxworthy, Vences & Randrianirina 2003).
Distribution: Madagascar.


Liophidium therezieni

Anatelo Forest Smooth Snake

Anatelo-Glattnatter

Anatelo-glatsnog

1984 Liophidium therezieni Domergue [1983]

Distribution: Madagascar.


Liophidium torquatus

White-lipped Smooth Snake

Weisslippen-Glattnatter

Hvidlæbet Madagascarglatsnog

1888 Coronella torquata Boulenger
Parasibynophis torquatus Leviton & Munsterman 1956
Liophidium torquata Guibe 1958

Distribution: Madagascar (incl. Nosy Be).


Liophidium trilineatum

Three-lined Smooth Snake

Dreistreifen-Glattnatter

Trestribet Madagascarglatsnog

1896 Liophidium trilineatum Boulenger

Distribution: Madagascar.


Liophidium vaillanti

Madagascar Black-backed Smooth Snake

Schwarzrücken-Glattnatter

Sortrygget Glatsnog

1901 Liophidium vaillanti Mocquard
1925 Dakaria subpunctata Werner (Guibe 1958)
Wernerodakaria subpunctata Strand 1928

Remarks: The claimed occurrence of this species in Reunion (e.g., Guibe 1958) might be erroneous (Wallach & Glaw 2009) and is disregarded herein.
Distribution: Madagascar.