Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Liopholidophis
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Madagascar Smooth Water Snakes
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Glanzwassernattern
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Glansvandsnoge
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Liopholidophis Mocquard (type species: Liopholidophis grandidieri Mocquard 1904) |
Contents:
8 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included the species now placed in the genus
Thamnosophis. Glaw, Franzen & Vences (2005) erroneously stated that Dromicus sexlineatus Günther 1882 was the type species of Liopholidophis (Cadle & Ineich 2008).
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Liopholidophis baderi
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Andasibe Smooth Snake
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Andasibe-Glanzwassernatter
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Andasibe-glansvandsnog
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Liopholidophis baderi Glaw, Kucharzewski, Nagy, Hawlitschek & Vences |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Liopholidophis dimorphus
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Mount Ambre Smooth Snake
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Ambre-Glanzwassernatter
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Ambre-glansvandsnog
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2007 | |
Liopholidophis dimorphus Glaw, Nagy, Franzen & Vences |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Liopholidophis dolicocercus
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Eastern Rainforest Smooth Snake
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ôstliche Regenwald-Glanzwassernatter
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Østlig Regnskovs-glansvandsnog
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1892 | |
Dromicus dolicocercus Peracca |
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Liopholidophis dolichocercus Mocquard 1904 [unjustified emendation] |
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Tropidonotus dolichocercus [sic] Boettger 1898 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of sexlineatus (e.g., Guibe 1958). Revalidated by Cadle (1996).
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Liopholidophis grandidieri
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Ranomafana Smooth Snake, (Grandidier's Water Snake)
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Ranomafana-Glanzwassernatter
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Ranomafana-glansvandsnog
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1904 | |
Liopholidophis grandidieri Mocquard |
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Tropidonotus grandidieri Boulenger 1915 |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Liopholidophis oligolepis
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Marojejy Smooth Snake
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Marojejy-Glanzwassernatter
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Marojejy-glansvandsnog
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Liopholidophis oligolepis Glaw, Kucharzewski, Nagy, Hawlitschek & Vences |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Liopholidophis rhadinaea
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Slender Smooth Snake
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Schlanke Glanzwassernatter
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Slank Glansvandsnog
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1996 | |
Liopholidophis rhadinaea Cadle |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Liopholidophis sexlineatus
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Six-lined Water Snake
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Sechstreifige Glanzwassernatter
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Sekstribet Glansvandsnog
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1882 | |
Dromicus sexlineatus Günther |
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Tropidonotus sexlineatus Boulenger 1893 |
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Liopholidophis sexlineatus Mocquard 1904 |
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1882 | |
Dromicus macrocercus Günther (Cadle 1996) |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Liopholidophis varius
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Antsihanaka Water Snake
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Antsihanaka-Glanzwassernatter
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Antsihanaka-glansvandsnog
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1884 | |
Leptophis varius Fischer |
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Liopholidophis varius Cadle 1998 |
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1925 | |
Liopholidophis pinguis Parker (Cadle 1998) |
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1926 | |
Philodryas pallidus Werner (Thomas, Di-Bernardo & Grillitsch 2001) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of sexlineatus (e.g., Cadle 1996), but Cadle (1998) showed that varius belong to the same species until then known as pinguis, over which varius has nomenclatural priority.
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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