Liophidium

Liophidium is a genus of snakes in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The genus contains ten species, nine of which are endemic to the island of Madagascar and one to the island of Mayotte.^[1] All species of Liophidium are harmless to humans.

Liophidium
Liophidium torquatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Subfamily:	Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Genus:	Liophidium Boulenger, 1896
Species
Ten recognized species, see article.

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• Liophidium apperti Domergue, 1984
• Liophidium chabaudi Domergue, 1984
• Liophidium maintikibo Franzen, Jones, Raselimanana, Nagy, D’Cruze, Glaw & Vences, 2009
• Liophidium mayottensis (W. Peters, 1874) - Peters' brightsnake
• Liophidium pattoni Vieites, Ratsoavina, Randrianiaina, Nagy, Glaw & Vences, 2010
• Liophidium rhodogaster (Schlegel, 1837) - gold-collared snake
• Liophidium therezieni Domergue, 1984
• Liophidium torquatum (Boulenger, 1888)
• Liophidium trilineatum Boulenger, 1896 - Madagascar three-lined snake
• Liophidium vaillanti (Mocquard, 1901)

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Liophidium.