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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 Pseudoxyrhopus
Biodiversity of the family Lamprophiidae








Genus
Pseudoxyrhopus

Madagascar Ground Snakes, Brook Snakes

Madagascar-Erdnattern

Madagascar-jordsnoge

1863 Homalocephalus Jan (type species: Homalocephalus heterurus Jan 1893)
1881 Pseudoxyrhopus Günther [substitute name for Homalocephalus Jan 1863 erroneously belived preoccupied by Homalocephala Zetterstelt 1833 (Insecta); Pseudoxyrhopus needs conservation (Williams & Wallach 1989)]
Contents: 11 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Madagascar (incl. Nosy Be).

Pseudoxyrhopus ambreensis

Mount Ambre Ground Snake, Ambre Brook Snake

Ambre-Erdnatter

Ambre-jordsnog

1894 Pseudoxyrhopus ambreensis Mocquard

Distribution: Madagascar.


Pseudoxyrhopus analabe

Anjanaharibe Ground Snake

Anjanaharibe-Erdnatter

Anjanaharibe-jordsnog

1998 Pseudoxyrhopus analabe Nussbaum, Andreone & Raxworthy

Distribution: Madagascar.


Pseudoxyrhopus ankafinaensis

Ankafina Ground Snake

Ankafina-Erdnatter

Ankafina-jordsnog

1994 Pseudoxyrhopus ankafinaensis Raxworthy & Nussbaum

Distribution: Madagascar.


Pseudoxyrhopus heterurus

Night Ground Snake

Nacht-Erdnatter

Nat-jordsnog

1893 Homalocephalus heterurus Jan
Pseudoxyrhopus heterurus Günther 1881

Distribution: Madagascar.


Pseudoxyrhopus imerinae

Imerina Ground Snake, Plateau Brook Snake

Imerina-Erdnatter

Imerina-jordsnog

1890 Liophis imerinae Günther
Pseudoxyrhopus imerinae Boulenger 1890

Remarks: Previously included microps (e.g., Guibe 1958).
Distribution: Madagascar.


Pseudoxyrhopus kely

Mandena Ground Snake

Mandena-Erdnatter

Mandena-jordsnog

1994 Pseudoxyrhopus kely Raxworthy & Nussbaum

Distribution: Madagascar.


Pseudoxyrhopus microps

Betsileo Ground Snake, Brown Brook Snake

Bestsileo-Erdnatter

Bestsileo-jordsnog

1881 Pseudoxyrhopus microps Günther

Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of imerinae (e.g., Guibe 1958).
Distribution: Madagascar (incl. Nosy Be).


Pseudoxyrhopus oblectator

Ranomafana Ground Snake

Ranomafana-Erdnatter

Ranomafana-jordsnog

1999 Pseudoxyrhopus oblectator Cadle

Distribution: Madagascar.


Pseudoxyrhopus quinquelineatus

Five-striped Ground Snake

Fünfstreifige Erdnatter

Femstribet Jordsnog

1881 Liophis quinquelineatus Günther
Pseudoxyrhopus quinquelineatus Boulenger 1890

Distribution: Madagascar (incl. Nosy Be).


Pseudoxyrhopus sokosoko

Sokosoko Ground Snake

Sokosoko-Erdnatter

Sokosoko-jordsnog

1994 Pseudoxyrhopus sokosoko Raxworthy & Nussbaum

Distribution: Madagascar.


Pseudoxyrhopus tritaeniatus

Three-striped Ground Snake

Dreistreifen-Erdnatter

Trestribet Jordsnog

1894 Pseudoxyrhopus tritaeniatus Mocquard
1904 Pseudoxyrhopus dubius Mocquard (Raxworthy & Nussbaum 1994)

Distribution: Madagascar.