''Leioheterodon'' is a
genus
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of harmless
pseudoxyrhophiid snakes found only on the island of
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
. Three
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
are currently recognized. Common names include Malagasy hognose snakes, Malagasy brown snakes and Malagasy menarana snakes.
Species
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Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Reptiles of Madagascar
Snake genera
Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril
Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron
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