Liopholidophis dimorphus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Subfamilia: Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Genus: Liopholidophis
Species: Liopholidophis dimorphus

Name

• Liopholidophis dimorphus Glaw, Nagy, Franzen & Vences, 2007: 292

Holotype: ZSM 252/2004, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Montagne d’Ambre, northern MADAGASCAR, 12°30′ S,49°10′ E, c. 800 m above sea level.”

References

Primary references

• Glaw, F., Nagy, Z.T., Franzen, M. & Vences, M. 2007. Molecular phylogeny and systematics of the pseudoxyrhophiine snake genus Liopholidophis (Reptilia, Colubridae): evolution of its exceptional sexual dimorphism and descriptions of new taxa. Zoologica Scripta 36(4): 291–300. DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2007.00278.x Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Liopholidophis dimorphus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 November 2017.